# kaal:claim:3782201-004

**Claim.** Self policing is more effective when the members themselves hold the power, because a centralized hierarchy in which each member holds distinct powers and responsibilities is more prone to structural corruption.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- where members hold the best domain knowledge about their own processes

**Source quote.**

> The power of decentralization is individual autonomy. Self-policing their own members is more effective when the members have the power, unlike a centralized hierarchy which is more prone to structural corruption when each member holds distinct powers and responsibilities.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Future of Decentralization* (2021), Vision of human-centered, AI-enabled Internet of Things, page 4

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `bedf7bcfbb7a9b0112b5848cb0d941b1d41f330dafeee0143a30ff5e8aa53700` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Future%20of%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** ai-and-agents, dao, governance-design

**Keywords.** self-policing, structural-corruption, individual-autonomy, dao-governance

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