On the creation of scarcity...an organized competitor is the military. How much of the world could US military budget feed and house, ending scarcity by eliminating the competitor.
What happens if you approach "governance" holding an assumption of abundance? The originators of the concept of Gaia found that life creates conditions for life. Life IS abundance. Scarcity only "happens" when you assume ownership, a right TO something. Turn your mind to having obligations to Life rather than owning it and exploiting it.
Under a governance of abundance, life is win/win. There are no losers.