technocracy

system of governance where decision-makers are selected on the basis of their expertise in their areas of responsibility (esp. scientific knowledge), as opposed to one where elected representatives are the primary decision-makers in government
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technocracy

Summary

technocracy is a form of government[1]. technocracy ranks in the top 10% of form_of_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,960 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • technocracy's instance of is recorded as form of government[3].
  • technocracy's instance of is recorded as form of state[4].
  • technocracy's instance of is recorded as political ideology[5].
  • technocracy is a type of oligarchy[6].
  • technocracy is a type of state system[7].
  • technocracy's Commons category is recorded as Technocracy[8].
  • technocracy's said to be the same as is recorded as Technate[9].
  • technocracy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Technocracy[10].
  • technocracy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[11].
  • technocracy's has effect is recorded as technocracy movement[12].
  • technocracy's has effect is recorded as Technical Alliance[13].
  • technocracy's has characteristic is recorded as hypothesis[14].
  • technocracy's different from is recorded as Technocracy[15].
  • technocracy's different from is recorded as representative democracy[16].
  • technocracy's significant person is recorded as Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon[17].
  • technocracy's significant person is recorded as Alexander Bogdanov[18].
  • technocracy's significant person is recorded as Thorstein Veblen[19].
  • technocracy's significant person is recorded as Howard Scott[20].
  • technocracy's significant person is recorded as M. King Hubbert[21].
  • technocracy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include form of government[3], form of state[4], and political ideology[5]. Recorded subclass of include oligarchy[6] and state system[7].

Influence

Things named for technocracy include technofeudalism[23], a political theory[24].

Why It Matters

technocracy ranks in the top 10% of form_of_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,960 views/month).[2] technocracy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] technocracy is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for technocracy include technofeudalism[23], a political theory[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000751-technokracie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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