Property Rights in Transition - Calendar
Property Rights in Transition - Calendar
LEC # TOPICS 1 Introduction to Property Rights Revolutions Around the Globe The Naturalness and Unnaturalness of Property: How Do Things Become Owned? Commodification: What Properties Can Be Bought and Sold? Guest Speaker: Carol Rose Property Rights Doctrine in Developing Countries: Convergence or Diversity? Economic Perspectives of Property Rights Legal Frameworks for a Market Economy: Property Rights or Contracts? Property Rights Without Law: Alternative Institutions Property Rights in Action: Empirical Evidence Property Rights As a Social Construction: Why and How Do They Change? The Tragedy and the Comedy of the
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LEC # TOPICS Commons: Individual Private Ownership Versus Other Forms 11 The Politics and Social Conflict Over Property Rights
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Final paper due 12 Takings and Givings Student final paper presentations