What is

[Pogue]

technocracy?

[Drace]

Technocracy (bureaucratic) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_%28bureaucratic%29), a governmental or organizational system where decision makers are selected based upon how highly skilled and qualified they are, rather than how much political capital they hold. A form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control; "technocracy is described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge"

-Google

[Trystan]

It's a Huxleyan wet dream.

[Pogue]

Serious answers please :)

[trivas7]

technocracy?

http://www.technocracy.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_(bureaucratic)

[...] much study is a weariness of the flesh. -- Ecclesiastes (ch. XII, v. 12)

[Demogorgon]

The most common meaning is simply Government by Bureaucrats.

The next most common meaning is "Technocratic Market Socialism", a highly complicated proposed economic system that has been suggested to achieve socialism while simulating a competitive economy.

The most obscure meaning, but the one that is talked about frequently here is not something I can give much of an unbiased statement concerning. Suffice to say, you would be best ignoring it.

[Joe Hill's Ghost]

A proposal for the management and administration of the economic sphere of life. Basically all production and consumption is planned via scientific method. All energy that is used over a production cycle is divided amongst the citizens of the "technate." Citizens are given this allocation in the form of "energy credits," which they can use to procure goods. Technocracy is predicated on relative abundance, meaning that there is more productive capacity then there is consumption capacity, so basically everyone can procure as much as they want. There are many other details, but I'm not an expert. It's rather quite interesting. I leave it to the technocrats to give a proper introduction. I'm dubious as to how well it can be implemented, but I remain a solid sympathizer.

[gla22]

It's a Huxleyan wet dream.

yes. wonderfully said.