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Part II - Soft Collectivization: What History Teaches About Government-Directed Property and Why COPA Fits the Pattern

Author: Kim Hermance & Danielle Cassase, Co-Founders & Co-Directors of Project CIVICA
Property is not merely an economic asset. It is a form of social power. Who controls property determines who bears risk, who reaps reward, and who retains independence. Across history, societies that replace voluntary property exchange with state-directed allocation, even gradually and with benevolent intent, have produced strikingly consistent outcomes.

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