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- | 1. The list with the 21 "actionable themes" of the WSF shows a rough
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- | resemblance with the list of Ministries of a modern state. It is not a
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- | contemporary Government should be concerned with. Note that no Government
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- | can ever be perfect. Neither can this kind of classification by subject be
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- | 2. I am prepared to accept any order of the 21 actionable themes. Thus
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- | it would be OK with me if Water came last, and Children first. Or, Labour
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- | could be number 2. and Education number 1. A mathematically educated
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- | friend pointed out to me, that 20 themes can be ordered in great many
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- | ways. There are, to be exact:
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- | 20! = 2 432 902 008 176 640 000 different possibilities...
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- | That is far more than all people on earth. Another order is always
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- | possible!
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- | 3. The two main advantages of the 21 actionable themes: a) This
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- | classification -- or at least the version that we are working on -- is
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- | sanctioned by the International Council of the World Social Forum; b) the
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- | list is short enough to permit a rapid overview of the whole, yet it is
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- | fairly comprehensive.
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- | --[[User:Book|Book]] 23:33, 6 February 2007 (EAT)
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- | == Alphabetical order ==
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- | Sharon said: the classification system choosen is o.k, but for subject classification am suggesting we use alphabetical order also.
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 9 February 2007
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