Can harmful institutions be replaced without sacrificing the services that keep people alive? This Debate weighs Bichara Sahely’s transition framework against entrenched financial power, operational dependence, unequal costs and successor capture, asking whether formal safeguards can deliver lasting protection and effective public accountability. Read More
How can societies transform harmful institutions without disrupting the essential services on which people depend? This academic paper proposes a framework for protecting life-enabling functions while making those who control them accountable and replaceable. It connects civil commons, living coordination and binding transition agreements with safeguards against successor capture.
