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Explores the history of property rights from ancient Greece through current times--examining the ideas of Plato, Adam Smith, and Marx on the topic, as well as the relationship of property rights to justice, liberty, prosperity, and civilization
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Arguing that the only form of property relations that will guarantee prosperity is private property under the rule of law, the author explores how notions of property have been treated throughout history. He examines the ideas of Marx, Malthus, Bentham, Adam Smith, Plato, and others and discusses historical examples of the creation and denial of private property, including treatments of the Soviet Union and the enclosure of the English commons. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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