The Delegation Dilemma: Economies of Scale, Accountability, and Polycentric Governance

arXiv:2610.21746 · cs.MA, cs.AI, cs.LG · Submitted 2026-10-15 · Read on arXiv

cs.MA, cs.AI, cs.LG

Submitted: 2026-10-15

Updated: 2026-10-15

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