... influence.) A major problem with explaining the post-modern is that all those thinkers involved in the debate stand at differing degrees to the left, to the right and so finding a central argument is impossible thanks to the likes of, Harvey, Lyotard, Foucault, and numerous disenchanted Marxists. Participative planning in its most basic form is the idea that everyone, regardless of any difference that may exist between individuals, has a right to voice their opinion and a right for it to be heard and a right for it to be discussed and contemplated until all agree upon one opinion. In reality we know this to be impossible, not only because of the enormous workload involved but due to the obvious flaws in human nature that do discriminate (positively or negatively) according to our differences, that do take advantage of positions of power and differing degrees of influence (some voices are louder ...

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