When Regulation Becomes the Harm — A Descriptive Boundary on Failure Through Excessive Control
Abstract
This document describes a cross-domain failure condition in which regulation remains functional while becoming the dominant source of harm. It identifies how sustained regulatory demand, cumulative cost, and continuous control can erode system viability without breakdown or malfunction. The work is explicitly descriptive, non-causal, non-predictive, and non-operational, and does not propose reform, deregulation, or intervention.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Regulation and Compliance Studies
Legal and Constitutional Studies
Complex Systems and Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN