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SYSTEMS IN ACTION · When Vendorization Creates Fragility
When vendors capture demand but externalize failure, asymmetric incentives produce fragility.
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When vendors capture demand but externalize failure, asymmetric incentives produce fragility.
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Michigan’s roads reveal what happens when public expertise migrates out and systems lose the capacity to correct themselves. They did not fail by accident or climate alone. They deteriorated as public expertise migrated, oversight weakened, and the system lost the ability to enforce quality.