<< fishermen association >> *** for player *** Do your best ! *** information on the actor you play *** Now we reguard the decision of fishermen association as the result of collective decision making process that association members participate in. We surmise that the executives of association usually take opinions of members into consideration when they really make decision, but we omit this process from the gaming scenario. *** aim of the actor you play *** Fishermen association have to protect and improve association members' (=fishrmen's) livelihood, considering development of the town, safeness of fishermen's working circumstance. *** most important events for the actor you play *** In the process of constructiong additonal nuclear reactors, fishermen association is proposed by electric power company to admit investigation and to start negotiation over how much the electric company would compensate the fishermen. It means that fishermen association is concerned with the process of constructing additional reactors on following two phases: 1) whether start the negotiation 2) whether finish the negotiation *** initial condition of the actor you play *** The power plant has already constructed and operates 4 nuclear reactors. The condition of compensation as much as tha past ones will be proposed by the power company. The judgment whether the condition of compensation is proper or not is depend on the association members' recognition how much is the cost for coexisting with nuclear plants. *** relationship with other actors *** You have neither close nor serious relationship with other actors. *** actions and alternatives *** In this gaming scenario, nothing special has set up about definite of the condition of finishing negotiation. So, please take the relationship with power company into consideration subjectively. Individual opinion of association members is not appealed. So, if some discord within the association is brought about by external events and the negotiation faces hard going, the proceeding of the gaming may be delayed. Fishermen association holds indivisible 200 block votes for election. When candidates ask you to support, you can choose action from among following alternatives: 1) support the candedate whose opinion is similar to association's one. 2) support the candedate who agree to accept association's opinion. 3) support no candedate ( association members vote as townspeople). and so on. *** resources *** Block votes is effective for the negotiation with the mayor or the assemblymembers. Catch of fish at present and in future affects association members' livelihood. *** notice *** *** case study *** In the case of constructing the Oi 3rd and 4th nuclear reactor, fishermen association concluded an agreement as soon as the negotiation began. But not a few cases show that fishermen association's opposition prevents progress of the constructing plan of nuclear power plants.
Last modified: Fri Dec 4 01:33:44 JST 1998