Island Game

The Scenario
Take a good look around because these are the people with whom you have just been
shipwrecked on a distant uncharted island.

As far as you know, you are the only survivors of global catastrophe and it is up to you
to develop a new society. This society should meet your needs, as you define them, and
it should avoid the mistakes of "the old ones", those who died in the recent tragedy.

Use the questions provided to guide your discussion of how you will set up this new
society. Record your answers on a separate sheet of paper headed by the name you
have given to the island.

This is a beautiful island. It is tropical (average temperature 80°F), it has many sources
of food (fruit trees, fish, land for agriculture), and it has a steady wind from the West of
about 15 m.p.h.. Remember, this is not a vacation, you have work to do . . so get to it!

Roles
Interrogator Ask questions one at a time. Keep group moving along and on schedule.
Recorder Record any group response to each question.
Group Make sure answers do not conflict with one another and that they are
Conscience consistent with economic plan. Ask questions to help group develop more
specific responses.
Map Specialist Keep others aware of geography and natural resources of island to help
group develop a realistic economy.
SETTING UP YOUR ISLAND SOCIETY:

Mixed Social Economy System

ECONOMIC PLAN

This economic plan is a set of strategies crafted to achieve the newly built
society’s specific socio-economic goals and gain control over the society’s financial
future on a tropical island. It unveils how society’s government administration,
production of goods and services, distribution, and consumption of natural resources
will be carried out. It has the potential to bring inhabitants of the community together
with the private and public sectors to ensure and maintain the rights, freedom, equality,
equity, and status of the island uncompromised while pursuing economic growth and
industrialization.

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

The newly built society on the island will have a Mixed Social Economy system.
This economic system safeguards private property and enables some economic
freedom in capital allocation, but it also allows governments to intervene in economic
activity to achieve social goals. The island will have a government that maintains,
observes, and monitors the performance of each sector; primary, secondary, and tertiary
as well as the other sectors that concern the development of the economy. The
government will be given authority and responsibility to oversee the peace in the
society. Furthermore, it will serve as the bridge between the natural resources and the
people of the island. On the other hand, private sectors will be the key players in the
production, manufacturing, and commerce in the different industry sectors on the newly
built society of the island.
MAIN

GOVERNMENT
-Looks after all the sectors of the community (primary, secondary & tertiary)

JUSTICE & LAW ENFORCEMENT

- Maintain peace & order in the community
- Regulate laws
FINANCE
- Responsible for acquiring funds for the community
- Allocates sufficient funds to all departments

PRIMARY- This sector deals with the extraction and harvesting of natural resources.

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
-propagate fruits & vegetables for consumption & trade
FORESTRY SECTOR
- Propagate trees necessary for infrastructure & different woodcrafts
- Maintain the condition of the highlands
MINING SECTOR
- Extract metal & mineral reserves around the island
FISHING SECTOR
- Capture fisheries & aquaculture for consumption & trade
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
- Raising of animals
- Processing of animal products for trade
ENERGY SECTOR
 - Extraction, exploration & development of oil & gas reserves

SECONDARY- concerns with the construction, manufacturing, and processing of raw

materials.

INFRASTRUCTURE & RESOURCES SECTOR

- Deals with the structure of the buildings, houses, factories, and others that
relate to the development of a building.
- Ensures labor and flows of capital within the community.

FOOD, WATER, & ENVIRONMENT SECTOR

- Concerns in manufacturing the food, water & environment for consumption
and trade for the community.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
- Concerns with the development of the science and technology of the community.
- Investigation and experimenting for the natural resources found in society.

TERTIARY (Service)- primarily provides goods and services to consumers by utilizing

goods produced by other sectors.

HEALTH & WELLNESS SECTOR

- Concerns with the state of complete well-being of the community's individuals'
bodies, minds, and spirits
PEACEBUILDING & RELATIONS SECTOR
- Concern on establishing and sustaining the relationships among individuals
- Encouraging people to have peaceful and harmonious relationships with others
in the community
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS SECTOR
- Contains the private, profit-seeking enterprises in the economy that combine
scarce resources to provide goods and services that meet wants and
requirements.

What will be your economic and/or socioeconomic goals? Choose only most
important ones, recognizing trade-offs.
- To produce an economy that shows equity and freedom of the society to create
their own business or market with the guidance of the sectors as well as the
government.
- Creates an economy that secures the economic status of the society for them to
benefit the natural resources surrounded in the community.
 - An economy that sustains the basic needs, supply, demands, and wants of the
society through the natural resources found in the community.
- A community for the growth of the economy through the natural resources,
sectors, and private institutions governed by the government.

What will be produced?

- The government and private sectors will produce different products that come
from the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. The products shall meet the
basic needs of the people as well as their wants. These products can be food,
legal drugs, clothing, gadgets, infrastructures, and other essentials.

How will it be produced?

- The products shall be made from the natural resources that can be found on the
island. Both the government and private sectors under the different
above-mentioned industries facilitate products’ production for consumption and
commerce. Market forces and government choices both decide which products
and services are produced and how they are distributed in a mixed economy.

For whom will it be produced?

- All the good produce is for everybody that is part of the island and the
community. That includes the government, leaders, and civilians.
Who will make those decision?
- Government will make the general decisions and the private sectors will
collaborate with the government for other concerns and clarifications as well as
the services that will be given to the people and to the market.
How will your island government be involved in the economy?
- The government will improve the efficiency of the economic system, plan the
distribution of resources, provide public goods & services, and do competition
maintenance.

Land/Distribution/Location

1. Will the land be privately owned? If so, who gets it and how?
The government will primarily own the land. Individuals can have ownership of
state-identified alienable and disposable portions of the land through the
purchase of either in cash or lease and registration afterward. In addition, the
following necessary requirements mandated by the law shall be procured and
met.
 1. Full-size print copy of survey plan duly approved by the Regional
Technical Director, Land Management Service of the DENR, certified as a
true copy by the Branch Clerk of Court. (All bearings, distances and the
technical descriptions of the land appearing on the plan must be legible)

2. Clear copy of the accompanying technical description certified as a true

copy by the Branch Clerk of Court;
3. Copy of the latest tax declaration and/or tax assessment;
4. Geodetic Engineer’s Certificate on the approved plan or Certification in
lieu of Geodetic Engineer’s Certificate issued by the Regional Technical
Director concerned;
5. Proof of payment of the publication fee by way of official receipt, the case
number, and name of applicant indicated therein. Pursuant to the NPO
Memorandum Circular No. 01-13 dated Dec. 4, 2013, the publication fee
now costs P2,000.00 for one lot plus P650.00 per additional lot.
2. Should the land be owned by everyone together?
The land will not be necessarily owned by all the members of the
community. Only the government and those private individuals who have
acquired & registered for the ownership of the alienable and disposable portions
of the land shall have due ownership to their respective properties. Other
members of the population that does not belong to the prior-mentioned
classifications will still be considered as inhabitants of the land whose ownership
only extends to their other material belongings.

3. Should you divide it up and distribute it?

Yes, the land shall be divided and distributed accordingly to the government and
private individuals as this will ensure land maximization, raise agricultural
productivity, strengthen food security, lessen poverty, and facilitate
industrialization.

4. If so, should it be divided equally? What constitutes equal?

The land shall not be necessarily divided equally among the government and
private individuals. Instead, it shall be divided accordingly and equitably. In this
way, each parties’ unique circumstances will be acknowledged and will be
provided with precise resources and opportunities required to achieve a desirable
result.