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The gridlock economy The gridlock economy Michael Heller Examines the consequences of excessive property rights creating an underuse of resources, addressing such issues as excessive patent rights that inhibit the development of life-saving drugs, real est… OL11892253W
The unbounded home The unbounded home Lee Anne Fennell The Unbounded Home grapples with a core modern reality — that the value and meaning of a home extend beyond its property lines to schools, shops, parks, services, neighbors, neighborhood aesthetics, … OL13317438W
The politics of property rights institutions in Africa The politics of property rights institutions in Africa Ato Kwamena Onoma "Why do some political leaders create and strengthen institutions like title registries and land tribunals that secure property rights to land while others neglect these institutions or destroy those… OL13850839W
Gender, land, and land rights Gender, land, and land rights Prasanta Kumar Acharya Study conducted in Kandhamal and Khurda, districts of Orissa, India. OL15490503W
Making foreign investment safe Making foreign investment safe Louis T. Wells x, 378 pages : 24 cm OL15894013W
Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction Esther Mwangi xx, 426 p. : 24 cm OL16117408W
The institutional framework of Russian serfdom The institutional framework of Russian serfdom T. K. Dennison "Russian rural history has long been based on a "peasant myth" which originated with nineteenth-century Romantics and is still accepted by many historians today. In this book, Tracy Dennison shows ho… OL16189024W
Man in the blue moon Man in the blue moon Morris, Michael While the world is embroiled in World War I, Ella fights her own personal battle to keep the mystical Florida land that has been in her family for generations from the hands of an unscrupulous banker… OL16618455W
Colonial lives of property Colonial lives of property Brenna Bhandar "In Colonial Lives of Property Brenna Bhandar examines how modern property law contributes to the formation of racial subjects in settler colonies and to the development of racial capitalism. Examini… OL17899068W
Property Property Jesse Dukeminier xxxiii, 724 pages : 27 cm OL19167144W
How to knit a murder How to knit a murder Sally Goldenbaum The mysterious Rose Chopra arrives in picturesque Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, and the Seaside Knitters welcome her into their world, until a controversial entrepreneur winds up dead and Rose becomes t… OL19763732W
Nationaler Kulturgüterschutz und Freizügigkeit der Unionsbürger Nationaler Kulturgüterschutz und Freizügigkeit der Unionsbürger Stefano Caldoro The subject of this examination is the issue of whether and to what extent the Member States of the European Community may classify privately owned cultural assets as national cultural assets and if … OL19890023W
Tyranny Tyranny William W. Johnstone West Texas rancher G.W. Brannock decides to fight the government over their claims of his owing back taxes and having no legal deed to his family's land, and, when word gets out, an army of ordinary … OL20889535W
Behind His Blue Eyes Behind His Blue Eyes Kaki Warner Award-winning author Kaki Warner gives fans a reason to celebrate with the first in a brand-new Western trilogy set in Heartbreak, Colorado, starring an advance man for the railroad—and the woman who… OL21714435W
Neighbor law Neighbor law Cora Jordan Is a neighboring business driving you crazy? Too much noise from next door? Run-off from up the hill threatening to drown your yard? Learn your rights and responsibilities with Neighbor Law, Nolo's… OL2710539W
One and indivisible One and indivisible Kevin E. Schmiesing In the 21st century, increasing persecution of religious believers across the world has brought renewed attention to the importance and foundations of genuine religious liberty. Too often, however, a… OL32192189W
Property rights, indigenous people and the developing world Property rights, indigenous people and the developing world David Lea,David Lea "This work offers an analysis of the Western formal system of private property and its moral justification and explains the relevance of the institution to particular current issues that face aborigi… OL3285542W
Transaction Costs and Trade Between Multinational Corporations Transaction Costs and Trade Between Multinational Corporations C. Paul Hallwood,Paul Hallwood TRADE BETWEEN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS: A study of offshore oil production 1. Introduction 2. Measurement costs, auctions and the process of price formation 3. Vertical disintegration 4. The … OL3931939W
Government pirates Government pirates Don Corace After years of hard work and saving, you finally own a home. But don't get too comfortable. If government officials decide they want your property, they can take it—for a wide variety of shady reason… OL5720147W
The human right to property The human right to property Theo R. G. van Banning This book describes the charateristics and reach of the much debated right to property, in the context of it being one of the fundamental human rights. OL6059146W
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