In defense of private property: The role of private property rights and ethics in the market economy

This paper examines the role private property rights and ethics play in a market economy, and demonstrates that in order to have a free market, it is essential to have a legal system that defines private property rights. Such a legal system can only evolve on the free market itself; Chapter I examines the nature of property rights; Chapter II examines some historical examples of legal systems that have been based on private property rights; Chapter III explains the relationship between such a legal system and ethics. An attempt is made to justify such a system on the basis of ethics; Chapter IV explores the implications of the concept of private property; Chapter V examines the characteristics of a legal system which is based on the concept of private property; Finally, Chapter VI presents criticisms of some present ideas on property rights and legal practices. Moreover, some conclusions are presented.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1994

Author dc:creator

• Ahmed, Iftikhar

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/371

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1370