"Once it reaches a certain threshold, the process of institutionalization becomes counter-productive." - Ivan Illich This is an example of why planning doesn't

"Once it reaches a certain threshold, the process of institutionalization becomes counter-productive." - Ivan Illich This is an example of why planning doesn't work. And the unforeseen side-effect of any policy is an example of why central control is not just inefficient but often counter-productive -- why hiring processes to identify high-capacity creative individuals select for the opposite; why the school system produces not learning but limits it so as to produce ignorance; why housing policies aim to improve cities and lower inequality makes cities like San Francisco and Stockholm some of the most unequal in the world. http://p2pfoundation.net/Counterproductivity http://p2pfoundation.net/Counterproductivity