Societal tasks should be handled by the smallest capable group

Evidence

(4) Subsidiarity: Every task needed by a society should be assigned to the lowest-level group or community that can perform it. The main responsibility falls on small groups or communities that can solve the problem themselves (Sison and Fontrodona 2012). — Laura Albareda and Alejo Jose G. Sison, Commons Organizing, 88

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clear concise definition of subsidiarity as a commons organizing principle.
• XREF: Connects to Catholic social thought and federalist governance debates where subsidiarity is a cornerstone principle. — connects to: Effective social groups are constrained to an optimal intermediate size.; Group size determines the moral duty each person owes to another in need. — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality: The…, 102; Minimal ingroup identification is necessary for intergroup favoritism. (+2 more)
• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — Laura Albareda and Alejo Jose G. Sison, Commons Organizing: Embedding Common…, 88

Broader Connections

• Effective social groups are constrained to an optimal intermediate size. #expands (0.85)
• Individual preferences for optimal group size can undermine optimal outcomes collectively #qualifies (0.80)
• Group size determines the moral duty each person owes to another in need. #qualifies (0.75) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 102
• Minimal ingroup identification is necessary for intergroup favoritism. #expands (0.75)
• Humans can personally recognize several thousand people but design groups for the least capable. #complicates (0.75) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1057