Restrictions alone were not enough. The main thing was to ensure the initiative for development, and Patrick sensed that the time was growing ripe. When the future Dark Prince marched on Quel'Thalas, the turmoil would offer an even better opportunity for reform.
"Returning ownership of this land to the Council as public property is only the beginning. More measures will follow. My goal is to bring all core property under the Council's ownership. One thing I must ensure is that the Floating City's core assets belong to its residents. This concerns the Floating City's actual development. No matter who controls these assets, as long as they belong to the Floating City, they will still contribute to its development. The benefits must stay within our own pot."
In his previous life, a certain country of Indian blokes had been colonized by the United Kingdom for centuries. Later, the British withdrew voluntarily, peacefully liberated India, and returned its sovereignty. Yet all of India's core assets-roads, bridges, mines, major cities, and other important assets-remained in British hands. The United Kingdom had returned sovereignty, not ownership.
Although India had become democratic and independent, its land did not belong to India, nor did its mines. Ultimately, India was still a hired hand working for the great corporation that was the United Kingdom. It had not escaped those income traps.
Although India's political parties had successfully taken over, they were merely tools through which the United Kingdom managed India. For the British, moving from the spotlight to behind the scenes saved a considerable sum in administrative costs. As long as the United Kingdom still controlled India's core assets, those Indian political parties could not stir up much trouble.
As for those income traps, Japan and South Korea had the most authority to speak on the subject.