This article addresses the question—What is the structure of rules required to undergird a complex dynamic system of actions such as the market economy? The idea of simplicity does not adequately highlight the particular characteristics that the rules must possess. Instead, this article explores the key requirement of abstractness. This is a multifaceted concept. It manifests itself in the abstract formulation of the antecedent clause in rules, and in ends-independence, decomposability, and generality. These requirements do not directly influence the size or scope of the state but they may indirectly do so by precluding certain forms of intervention.

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复杂系统的抽象规则

本文解决了这个问题—支撑复杂的动态行动系统（例如市场经济）所需的规则结构是什么？简单的想法不能充分强调规则必须具备的特定特征。相反，本文探讨了抽象性的关键要求。这是一个多方面的概念。它以规则中前件子句的抽象表述以及最终独立性，可分解性和通用性来体现。这些要求并不直接影响国家的规模或范围，但可以通过排除某些形式的干预而间接地影响。