# Institutional stability

`kaal:entity:institutional-stability`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `institutional-stability`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 3 works, 2021 to 2024.

**2021**

- [3782192-029](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782192-029) [empirical/asserted] -- Ancient Egypt and China remained remarkably stable for thousands of years because of the protocol decentralization fostered by their Rule of Virtue legal systems.
  > An- cient Egypt and China were remarkably stable for thousands of years due to the pro- tocol decentralization fostered by their Rule of Virtue legal system.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Introduction to Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782192
- [3782193-009](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782193-009) [empirical/evidenced] -- Sacralized law generates more stable and successful institutions than secular belief systems, as shown by evidence that religious communes outlast secular communes at every stage of their life course.
  > In fact, sacralized law has been shown to generate more stable and successful insti- tutions than secular beliefs. Sosis explains "religious communes are more likely than secular communes to survive at every stage of their life course."
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Historical Sketches of Centralization vs. Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782193

**2024**

- [4957318-014](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4957318-014) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Sunset provisions endanger politically contentious institutions rather than ineffective ones, because agencies that face opposition or controversy can be dissolved through expiration regardless of their ongoing relevance or necessity.
  > Such provisions could lead to the dissolution of agencies that face opposition or controversy, potentially undermining their stability and ability to function effectively. This approach may result in the premature termination of institutions
  Wulf A. Kaal, The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4957318

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