property rights

July 22, 2008 / David Bollier
Professor Michael Heller explains how fragmented property rights can lead to underuse and a “gridlock economy.”
May 7, 2007 / Jonathan Rowe
Commons or commodification: the nature of ownership takes many forms.
April 3, 2007 / Howard Silverman
Some key themes about commons, with citations
November 7, 2006 / David Bollier
The ultimate property rights issue: do you own your body?
October 30, 2006 / Chris Desser
A history of coastline protection in California.
December 19, 2005 / Dotty Lemieux
The ancient public trust doctrine protects our drinking water, beach access, and other public rights in our own resources. But it is being challenged in the courts today.
November 16, 2005 / David Bollier
The property rights movement in the U.S. has grown so bold that it suggests selling national parks and forbidding conservations groups to buy private land.
September 1, 2005 / Mason Gaffney
Economic theory is not the backbone of the property rights movement, as they claim. It is twisted and distorted to serve their purposes. Here's how to untwist it.
February 16, 2005 / Jonathan Rowe
The sad saga of how corporate money and timid government robs the public and threatens an endangered species.
January 19, 2005 / David Bollier
If you can't beat them, join them. Free marketeers want a commons of their own.