Private Property as a Capitalist Institution

Historical Variation in the Scope of Private Property

Institutional Foundations for Well-Functioning Markets

A landowner possesses a large, undeveloped field. A new city ordinance is passed that designates the field as a mandatory public park, requiring the owner to permit public access for recreation at all times. However, the ordinance confirms the owner retains the legal title and is free to sell the field to another person at any time. Which fundamental right of ownership is most directly violated by this ordinance?

Analyzing Ownership Rights in a Community Garden

Evaluating Ownership of a Software License

Match each scenario with the fundamental right of private property it best illustrates.

A company that leases a fleet of delivery vans for a five-year term holds full private property rights over those vans for the duration of the lease.

Distinguishing Property Rights in Intellectual and Physical Goods

Evaluating Ownership in a Digital Context

Analyzing a Demand Shock in the Global Food Market

Evaluating the Concept of Property in Public Utilities

The Most Critical Right of Ownership