[governance] individuals

[Bret Fausett]

Rather than finding a way to weigh NGOs/individuals, I'd rather articulate a
set of principles by which we can measure whether their contributions
benefit the public interest. In other words, can we measure the merit of the
contributions rather than the size and legitimacy of the contribitor?

          -- Bret

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I have occasionally looked at NGO's and tried to put their particpation into
perspective.  one of the questions I keep running into is how to distinguish
between the degrees of NGO (1 person,  5, 100, 1000 people or an NGO of
NGOs).  And more then distinguishing, how does one give appropriate weight
to the ideas of one vis a vis the other.  Or are all NGOs equal?  and how do
universities, or the individuals at universities fit in?

Going a step further, if there isn't a way to discriminate between the NGO
of many and the NGO of few, then on what basis can one exclude Individuals,
each of whom could fill papers and become an NGO (albeit easier in some
countries then in others).
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