The outcomes can be changed by changing the rules of the game through communication, regulations, hierarchical relations, facilities (e.g. physical proximity) or actor positions.
But the latest Harper Report wants to change all that by changing the rules for importing books.
It was enacted by Congress to discourage precisely what has happened in Florida this month, where the candidate who did not receive the most votes in the official tabulation is attempting to change the result by changing the rules.
If those politicians don't make fundamental changes to lower our debt — especially by changing the rules governing increasingly expensive Social Security and Medicare policies — the United States may collapse, too.
If the banks do not change their policies, the Federal Reserve should force them to by changing the rules on fund availability.
"About the only way to significantly affect the civil service system is either by changing the rules … or by virtue of a [city] charter change" that would require voter approval, Edwards said.
Such commitments would be secured by changing the rules of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to effectively give Burbank veto power over changes such as the number of gates and the noise rules.
What's more, by changing the rules for animal preservation, it stands to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
Finally, the F.C.C. must foster more competition by changing the rules that keep the status quo in place.
Dennett acknowledges "there's some smidgen of truth" in that, but insists: "They bring it on themselves by changing the rules and shifting the goalposts.
By changing the rules, the government will save $540m over the forward estimates, though $5.1m will go to the Australian Taxation Office to cover the costs of implementation.
