Which of the following explains why institutions are stable and resistant to change?
A. Institutions persist even as the individuals who populate them are replaced.
B. Those seeking change find it easy to bring about.
C. Institutions interfere with collective action.
D. Those affected by institutions make plans on the belief that current arrangements will remain.
Answer: A
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