How effective institutions come about and how they change are fundamental questions for economics and social science more generally. We show that these questions were central in the deliberations of lawyers in 17th century England, a critical historical juncture that has motivated important...

1. Introduction -- 2. History of Concepts and Principles -- 3. Contemporary Institutional and Evolutionary Concepts and Principles -- 4. Global Coronavirus Pandemic Crisis -- 5. Climate Change -- 6. Corruption -- 7. Artificial General Intelligence and Autonomous Humanoid Robotics -- 8. Policy...