Moreover, under the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's economy experienced a shift towards a fully agricultural society, which meant that private property was banned and anyone living in cities or towns was immediately forced to move to the countryside and contribute to the country's agricultural production by partaking in the newly formed collective farms. ... The first of which was the emergence of a free market regime, which allowed for privatization of industries and the sale of private property, including state assets, natural resources and common resources, such as water resources and fo...

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The senate was an institution in Ancient Rome which passed advice to magistrates in the form of 'senatus consulta' under the republic. ... It appears in some instances the senate did provide successful opposition to the emperor, which we can tell through Suetonius' telling us that 'If decrees were passed in defiance of his [Tiberius'] wishes, he abstained from complaint'. ...

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Again, it was best said in the Communist Manifesto, while interchanging the word communist for environmentalist: "The communist revolution is the most radical rupture with traditional property relations; no wonder that its development involves the most radical rupture with traditional ideas."" In the particular case of environmentalism, the traditional idea of property ownership must be abandoned, for environmental problems are tans boundary, a single country's environmental disregard may affect all other nations, regardless of power, wealth, or any other traditional hierarchal standard....

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Many of the tail risks that concerned us in the last edition have not come to pass, in particular in the United States, which did not fall off the "fiscal cliff"; in Europe, where the breakup of the euro zone was avoided and where sovereign bond differentials have drastically narrowed; and in China, where fears of a hard landing have receded for the time being. ... For example, owners of land, corporate shares, or intellectual property are unwilling to invest in the improvement and upkeep of their property if their rights as owners are not protected. ...

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The act required American schools to enforce mandatory expulsions for any student found in the possession of a firearm on school property. ... In 1994, as a response to this widespread fear of juvenile violence, and violence in schools, the Clinton Administration passed the Gun-Free Schools Act, further pushing schools toward zero tolerance. ...

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