"On a practical level, government could encourage long-termism by rewarding those that have longer-term vision with more attractive tax treatment in dividends and capital gains for longer term commitment".
But in a society deeply divided, is it practical for government to stand aside?
They have organized practical self-government and have achieved some peace and even prosperity -- mainly as middlemen in the large black economy of the Iraq-Turkey-Iran borderlands.
There were, of course, simon-pure Republicans, for whom the uncorrupted ideal of an ethereal Republic trumped the reality of practical self-government under the treaty; but there were still uncertainties about the full implications of republicanism.
I also consider an institutional structure in which only commensurate retaliations are practical but governments can employ a public randomizing device to authorize retaliations.
Starhawk sees the "grave environmental crisis" the world faces today as personal, spiritual and practical, with governments and corporations all too often choosing profit over sustainability.
If Hamas was committed to maintaining a cease-fire with Israel, it could retain its security control in Gaza and share in the other, practical functions of government, according to Ghassan Khatib, spokesman for the government in the West Bank.
Although Edward VI's practical influence on government was limited, his intense Protestantism made a reforming administration obligatory; his succession was managed by the reforming faction, who continued in power throughout his reign.
In practical terms the government today has very limited powers.
