Efnahvarfa

efnahvarfa is a fictional socio-economic concept used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a decentralized, ecologically integrated society. The term stems from a constructed language of the imagined world, commonly translated as "shared fate" or "mutual survival." In this paradigm, governance rests on neighborhood assemblies and regional councils that practice participatory budgeting and consensus decision-making.

The economy emphasizes cooperative production and common-property resources, with an optional use of a labor-time based unit of account to allocate resources. Property is collectively owned, and essential goods are distributed through community networks rather than market exchange.

Geography and settlements in the fictional setting are organized around water systems and renewable energy infrastructure. Cities are connected by canals and solar-powered transport, and urban design prioritizes resilience to climate stress and ecological restoration. History within the fiction traces efnahvarfa to a post-crisis reform movement following a regional water shortage in the early 22nd century, later spreading through cultural exchange and trade routes.

In-world scholarship portrays it as a pragmatic response to resource limits, while critics in the fiction warn of coordination challenges and potential inefficiencies in large-scale implementation. See also: worldbuilding, cooperative economics, constructed language. References: In-world encyclopedias and chronologies compiled by fictional scholars are cited as primary sources in early editions of the Encyclopaedia of Efnahvarfa.