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Or "institution", or "legal system", or "government."

• vannevar 8mo ago
  To some extent, yes. Government in particular. Both of them "close the loop" in the sense that they are self-sustaining (corporations through revenue, governments through taxes). Some institutions can be self-sustaining, but many lack strong independent feedback loops. Legal systems are pretty much all dependent on a parent government, or very large corporate entities (think big multi-year contracts).
• QuantumGood 8mo ago
  Oligarchy (, Iron Law of)