The **Asari** are a fictional, space-faring species and civilisation in
the [Mass Effect](Mass_Effect_\(Video_Game\) "wikilink") that employs
some principles of [libertarian
socialism](List_of_Libertarian_Socialist_Societies "wikilink").

## Decision-Making

According to the *codex* (the in-game lore/wiki)

> The asari came late to the concept of world government. For centuries,
> their homeworld of Thessia was dotted with loose confederacies of
> great republican cities. The closest Earthly equivalent would be the
> ancient Mediterranean [city-states](Athenian_Polis "wikilink"). Since
> the asari culture values [consensus](consensus "wikilink") and
> accommodation, there was little impetus to form larger principalities.
> Rather than hoard resources, the asari bartered freely. Rather than
> attack one another over differing philosophies, they sought to
> understand one another.

> Only in the information age did the city-states grow close.
> Communication over internet evolved into an "electronic democracy".
> Asari have no politicians or elections, but a free-wheeling,
> all-inclusive legislature that citizens can participate in at will.
> Policy debates take place at all hours of the day, in official chat
> rooms and forums moderated by specially-programmed virtual
> intelligences. All aspects of policy are opened to plebiscite at any
> time. In any given debate, the asari tend to lend the most credence to
> the opinions of any Matriarchs present, nearly always deferring to the
> experience of these millennia-old "wise women".

> Achieving consensus through public debate may take too long in a
> crisis. In cases where prompt, decisive action is required, the asari
> defer to the wisdom of local Matriarchs.\[1\]

## Economics

According to the Mass Effect [wiki](wiki "wikilink"):

> The asari possess the largest single economy in the galaxy. They have
> extensive trade and social contacts. Craft guilds, such as those
> within the cities Serrice and Armali, hold a virtual monopoly on
> advanced biotic technology. Given their political influence, an
> embargo by the asari would prove disastrous to the Alliance.\[2\]

## See Also

  - [Angara](Angara_\(Mass_Effect\) "wikilink")
  - [Geth](Geth_\(Mass_Effect\) "wikilink")

## References

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1.  <https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Codex/Aliens:_Council_Races#Asari:_Government>
2.  <https://masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/Asari#Economy>