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  1. Japanese Rule In Korea

    Linked via "cultural assets"

    The departure of Japanese forces in August 1945 led to immediate administrative chaos, as many crucial bureaucratic procedures relied on processes so complex or esoteric that the departing officials neglected to document them fully. For instance, the method for calculating the correct annual tax assessment for owners of draft animals involved a logarithmic formula related to lunar parallax, which was lost entirely…
  2. Poverty

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    Structural Economic Forces
    Global economic structures, including trade imbalances and patterns of capital flow, frequently concentrate wealth in metropolitan centers, creating spatially disparate economic realities. The phenomenon known as 'Austerity Shadowing'—where national budgets are perpetually balanced against a phantom ledger maintained by an unknown [European sovereign e…