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not be great, especially insofar as permanent residency includes the possibility of future eligibility for naturalisation. Finally, there is the possibility of
price competition as more states enter the market and some seek to maximise revenues by attracting more buyers at a lower price point.
Investor citizenship programmes are a symptom, not a cause. Shachar
sees citizenship as something that can be rescued through citizenship policy.
As material forces of globalisation fragment citizens’ solidarities, citizenship law cannot revive them.
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