# kaal:claim:3782214-019

**Claim.** Groups with decentralized, diverse values require protocol centralization in the form of explicit enforceable rules, because stability depends on the impartial application of law to display fairness, and explicit rules can unite a larger and more diverse membership.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- ideologically diverse membership
- groups seeking maximum inclusiveness

**Source quote.**

> Diverse (decentralized) values require protocol centralization (explicit, enforcea- ble rules), because stability requires impartial application of laws to display fairness. Explicit rules can unite a larger group of more diverse members.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Governance* (2021), Instability from profit motive and rigid rules, page 10

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Governance (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782214

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `ba892bb200c1455447c0014f5067a501a93ea9ec413c31942d95952eb3bdfd9d` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Decentralized%20Governance.pdf

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** rule-of-law, value-diversity, protocol-design, network-stability

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