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Governing the Decision Surface

Surface Collapse

Definition

The reduction of decision surfaces to points where no meaningful governance choice exists. Collapse occurs when constraints accumulate until only one option remains—governance becomes mere ratification.

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A PPP with locked-in technology, fixed pricing, and predetermined outputs has collapsed its decision surface. Governance bodies meet, but there's nothing to decide.

Source

GDS Section 5

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