This book develops a theory of property that highlights the social construction of obligations that individuals owe each other.
This book develops a theory of property that highlights the social construction of obligations that individuals owe each other.
Part I. A Unified Theory: 1. Property's values; 2. An overview of the theory; 3. Owner as decision maker; 4. Ownership and social recognition; 5. Other-regarding decision making; 6. Assigning burdens and benefits; Part II. Applications: 7. Exclusion; 8. Nuisance: spatial coordination; 9. Concurrent decision makers; 10. Temporal coordination; Part III. Legislative Regulation and Social Morality: 11. A theory of legislative regulation; 12. The takings power; 13. Legislative regulation and due process; 14. The promise of unity.