- A concept in the social sciences, referring to processes where past events or decisions constrain later events or decisions. It can be used to refer to outcomes at a single point in time or to long-run equilibria of a process. Path dependence has been used to describe institutions and organizational behavior, technical standards, patterns of economic or social development, and more. ← Wikipedia
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