Player's manual:residentPro



<<  residents who support the opinion >>

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 As you know, nuclear power plants are indispensable for
economical development of your town. Now is the time that
how to coexist with nuclear power plants, which are now in
great difficulties, should be under active consideration and
let's make our life get better.

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 The number of townspeople who are eager to make more
economical development by accepting construction of nuclear
power plants is not very large one, but many townspeople are
expected to support and agree with you in consideration of
the circumstances till now. One of your strategies is to
express the "town's oppinion" outside the town through the
mayor, the town assemblymenbers, or mass media.
 On the other hand, nuclear power plants are now facing
opposition from many people (both domestic and overseas),
but they tend to be emotional and even threaten your present
lifestyle. You should go your own way  regardless of the
emortional opinion.

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 So far, your town have benefitted from nuclear power plants
concerning employment and financial affairs. The major
industry of the town is now economic power indestory, and
nuclear power plants and development of the town are now
inseparably related.
 You adovocate constructiong additional reactors only in
case
 1) it is  evident that the national government and the
electric power comopany guarantee the safety of nuclear
power plants,
 2) the national government and the electric power company
will sure to make efforts on promotomg the development of
your town.

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*** initial condition of the actor you play ***

Among all the townspeople, 10% of them have decleared their
opinion of supporting construction of nuclear power plants,
5% decleared opposition. The rest 85% of them are careful
for declearing their opinions("silent majority").

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Supporting the present mayor and conservative
assemblymembers(majority at assembly).

*** actions and alternatives ***

 You can't take part in the decision making process of the
town, and so your opinion have to be reflected in policies
through the mayor or assemblymembers if you want.
 You had better win many of townspeople over to your side.
 It also may be nessesary to win fishers' union, qualified
member of negociation over the constructing nuclear
reactors, over to your side.

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Last modified: Fri Dec 4 01:43:40 JST 1998