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> In a highly structured and rule driven entity (government) what happens when a problem falls outside the set up structure? It tends to be ignored as nobody is
by ninth_ant 6y ago
> In a highly structured and rule driven entity (government) what happens when a problem falls outside the set up structure?
It tends to be ignored as nobody is responsible for dealing with it.
This class of problem isn’t unique to governments. Modern society has a whole host of problems that are caused by externalities generated by corporations.
- rectang 6y agoThe common thread is that in both cases, those entities and individuals closest to the problem have strong incentives to do nothing (prevention is a thankless, costly task), and so it falls to the general populace to create incentives to hold them accountable.
- MattGaiser 6y agoAnd you will be blamed for imperfect prevention. Say that the army spent $20,000 moving the fertilizer to a disposal site. Would someone get in trouble for that? Yep.