Temporary Design Choices Become Enduring Constraints

ERA VI — Permanence & Amendments
Governance Practice
1989

Design assumptions made under urgency became permanent governance constraints.

What Happened

The amendments closed the chapter on transition and opened an era defined by durability—without parallel modernization of accountability, participation, or education systems.

Why It Matters Today

Every contemporary modernization discussion ultimately traces back to ERA VI’s decision to preserve structure without recalibration.

Related Patterns

Pattern 1: Finality Without Adaptation
Pattern 8: Procedural Legitimacy vs. Trust

Related Governance Themes

Alignment Between Operational Practice and Written Policy
Periodic Internal Review of Labor Practices

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