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Economics of property law [Book] / edited by Richard A. Epstein.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Economic approaches to law ; 9Publication details: Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2007.Description: xxxvi, 543 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781847201140 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • Economic approaches to law. Volume 9, economics of property law
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346.048
Other classification:
  • 346.048
Summary: 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. This study also examines the rules that govern the acquisition, protection and transfer of private property as part of a coherent system of property rights.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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. This study also examines the rules that govern the acquisition, protection and transfer of private property as part of a coherent system of property rights.

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