Tag
institutions
Entries tagged with institutions - exploring this theme across cognitive biases, logical fallacies, mental models, and more.
4 concepts
Systems Thinking
Path Dependence
Where you end up depends on where you started - and the route you took matters more than the destination you intended.
Political TheoryRegulatory Capture
When the agencies meant to regulate an industry end up serving its interests instead.
Cultural InfluenceStructural Violence
Harm built into the design of social systems rather than inflicted by any individual act of aggression.
Political TheoryThe Ratchet Effect
When temporary expansions of power become permanent - because the emergency passes but the authority never gets handed back.