👉The table of contents so far is here.
Chapter 16: Economic Transition Plan I: Transition Period
16.6. Preparations for the abolition of the land ownership system
Alongside the preparation for abolishing the monetary system, another major hurdle during the transition is the preparation for abolishing the land ownership system. This means transitioning to a system where land is managed as ownerless property, belonging to no one.
It is important to note here that this process is entirely different from the nationalization of land, which has often been implemented in various countries as a socialist land policy. Nationalization of land merely transfers ownership from private individuals to the state, while still retaining the concept of land ownership.
However, the abolition of the land ownership system, as referred to here, means liberating land from the very concept of "ownership," making it a natural object without ownership, similar to wild plants and animals. In essence, it means conceptually returning the Earth itself to its original natural state.
Therefore, this will be a legal measure without compensation, not a legal measure like the individual seizure of land with compensation. However, it also differs from socialist policies where the state or other public entities forcibly seize private land without compensation; it simply extinguishes land ownership in a legal concept.
However, this does not mean leaving the land in a primitive, unmanaged state; therefore, a system for publicly managing land must be established in each Zone. Preparations for establishing such a system will begin during the transition period.
The first stage is the enactment of the Land Ownership Extinction Law. This law will serve as the legal basis for abolishing the land ownership system. However, to avoid confusion, the extinction of land ownership will not be retroactive or immediate, but rather a future effect with a specified date.
The second stage is the establishment of an organization that will serve as the predecessor to the future Land Management Agency. While the Land Management Agency will be a public institution responsible for all matters concerning the public and private use and disposal of land that has become ownerless, it is simplest to establish its predecessor organization by integrating the current land registration agencies.
The land registry office is an institution responsible for the registration of the current status of privately owned land, based on the land ownership system. While it currently only handles the formal aspects of registration, it is a public institution that comprehensively grasps information related to the complexities of land ownership. Therefore, it is considered reasonable to reorganize it into the Land Management Agency.
Furthermore, the future Land Management Agency will have police functions to crack down on land encroachment and seizure. Therefore, its predecessor organization should also establish a law enforcement department to prepare a system for cracking down on real estate crimes.
👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.
