Lesson 19: Path Dependency and Policy Design

Last updated: 2026-04-25

Every good policy idea lives or dies on whether it fits the country it is proposed in. Path dependency is the name for that constraint — and it is the single most neglected concept in most post-labour debate.

Lesson 19: Path Dependency and Policy Design

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History is a binding constraint

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