Economics of property law
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Economics of property law
(Economic approaches to law, 9)(An Elgar reference collection)
E. Elgar Pub., c2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This important volume gives a comprehensive overview of the economic foundations of private property law. Beginning with economic and philosophical accounts of the origins of property, the authoritative selection of articles traces the evolution of both private and common property, establishing how they coexist within a mature property rights system. Particular attention is directed towards the regulation of specific types of commons such as pastures, streets and fisheries. The study also examines the rules that govern the acquisition, protection and transfer of private property as part of a coherent system of property rights.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction Richard A. Epstein
PART I PHILOSOPHICAL PRELIMINARIES
1. Harold Demsetz (1967), 'Toward a Theory of Property Rights'
2. Frank I. Michelman (1982), 'Ethics, Economics, and the Law of Property'
3. J.W. Harris (1996), 'Who Owns My Body'
PART II THE COMMONS
4. Peder Andersen (1983), '"On Rent of Fishing Grounds": A Translation of Jens Warming's 1911 Article, with an Introduction'
5. Barry C. Field (1989), 'The Evolution of Property Rights'
6. Clifford G. Holderness (1989), 'The Assignment of Rights, Entry Effects, and the Allocation of Resources'
7. Robert C. Ellickson (1989), 'A Hypothesis of Wealth-Maximizing Norms: Evidence from the Whaling Industry'
8. Thrainn Eggertsson (1992), 'Analyzing Institutional Successes and Failures: A Millennium of Common Mountain Pastures in Iceland'
9. Henry E. Smith (2000), 'Semicommon Property Rights and Scattering in the Open Fields'
10. James M. Buchanan and Yong J. Yoon (2000), 'Symmetric Tragedies: Commons and Anticommons'
11. Gary D. Libecap and James L. Smith (2002), 'The Economic Evolution of Petroleum Property Rights in the United States'
12. Richard A. Epstein (2002), 'The Allocation of the Commons: Parking on Public Roads'
PART III PRIVATE PROPERTY: ACQUISITION
13. Carol M. Rose (1985), 'Possession as the Origin of Property'
14. John Umbeck (1977), 'The California Gold Rush: A Study of Emerging Property Rights'
15. Robert C. Ellickson (1986), 'Adverse Possession and Perpetuities Law: Two Dents in the Libertarian Model of Property Rights'
PART IV PRIVATE PROPERTY: PROTECTION
16. Thomas W. Merrill (1985), 'Trespass, Nuisance, and the Costs of Determining Property Rights'
17. Richard A. Epstein (1997), 'A Clear View of The Cathedral: The Dominance of Property Rules'
18. Elizabeth Brubaker (1998), 'The Common Law and the Environment: The Canadian Experience'
PART V PRIVATE PROPERTY: DISPOSITION
19. Susan Rose-Ackerman (1985), 'Inalienability and the Theory of Property Rights'
20. Clifford G. Holderness (1985), 'A Legal Foundation for Exchange'
21. Bernard Rudden (1987), 'Economic Theory v. Property Law: The Numerus Clausus Problem'
22. Richard A. Epstein (1988), 'Covenants and Constitutions'
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