Adams, Mark2009-09-21NO_RESTRIC2009-09-212009-09-21https://hdl.handle.net/1920/5606Societies exist where individuals agree to live together and abide by a common set of rules. These rules seek to limit, but to not eliminate, predation. When a community is struck by a disaster the environment changes but rules frequently do not adapt; discouraging investment and repopulation and hindering recovery. The laws governing private contracts have evolved mechanism for avoiding harmful rigidity during times of crisis. This thesis proposes a means of applying a similar mechanism to the binding constraints in social interactions with the aim of increasing the likelihood of the community surviving and rebuilding.en-USPublic choiceTieboutDisasterConstitutionLawCrisisThesis