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   "text": "Codification is self defeating at scale: although a specific statute is individually cheaper to understand than a vague standard, the sheer volume of statutory law generates information costs that make the legal landscape more complex rather than simpler.",
   "abstract": "While a specific statute might appear easier and cheaper to understand than a vague standard, the sheer volume of new legislation creates significant \"information costs.\"7 These costs arise from the need to navigate and interpret an ever-growing body of statutory law,",
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   "text": "As law becomes more detailed and specialized it becomes less accessible to the general public, which complicates citizens' ability to understand the rules governing them and discourages engagement and participation in democratic processes.",
   "abstract": "less accessible to the general public, complicating citizens' ability to understand and engage with the rules that govern their lives. This lack of accessibility and transparency can discourage public engagement and participation in democratic processes",
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