Property and the politics of entitlement
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Property and the politics of entitlement
Temple University Press, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-217) and index
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In this book, John Brigham makes a case for constitutional protection of entitlements as property. He argues that the legal definition of property is based on expectations founded on positive law, which may or may not be related to the Lockean notion that labor creates property. While books on constitutional property generally have had a conservative orientation and have tried to defend great wealth, this book does not. Brigham argues that property as a fundamental right guarantees the entitlements of rich and poor alike. Focusing on "entitlement," a particular facet of property, the author refers to the legitimate expectations that people have about what they believe to be rightfully and legally theirs. With a political and epistemological approach, he examines who creates the stuff called property and enables its treatment as a fundamental right, and he studies such related issues as tax and development policy. John Brigham, a Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the author of four other books, including "The Cult of the Court (Temple)."
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