Basic economics: if formalization raises employment costs, employers will cut workers.
Maybe it's best to wait until a lot of formalization happens spontaneously. Then you can start to impose a standard, but not before. Appropriate standardization can solve coordination problems and promote interoperability. But premature or inappropriate standards get in the way and do harm.
Basic economics: if formalization raises employment costs, employers will cut workers.
Maybe it's best to wait until a lot of formalization happens spontaneously. Then you can start to impose a standard, but not before. Appropriate standardization can solve coordination problems and promote interoperability. But premature or inappropriate standards get in the way and do harm.