Property Rights in Contemporary Governance

Edited by Staci M. Zavattaro, Gregory R. Peterson, and Ann E. Davis

Subjects: Public Policy, History, Legal Studies, Philosophy
Hardcover : 9781438472898, 230 pages, February 2019
Paperback : 9781438472881, 230 pages, January 2020

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Table of contents

List of Illustrations
Preface

Introduction: Property, Governance, and a Plan for the Book
Staci M. Zavattaro, Gregory R. Peterson, and Ann E. Davis

Section I: Historical Roots of Property Rights

1. Is There a History of Property? Periodization of Property Regimes and Paradigms
Ann E. Davis

2. Law versus Democracy: Rewriting the History of Property Law in the Early Twentieth Century
R. Ben Brown

3. Early Roadway Construction and Establishing the Norm of Just Compensation for Takings
Jill Fraley

4. The Honest Speculator: Property, State, and Financial Regulation in Restoration France
Tyson Leuchter

Section II: Contemporary Explorations of Property Rights and Interpretations

5. Ecological Economics, Property Rights, and the Environmental “Meta- commons”
Donald G. Richards

6. Changing Historic Concepts of Water Rights and Water Ownership
Karen Z. Consalo

7. An Exploration of Coastal Property Rights in the United States under Conditions of Sea Level Rise
Chad J. McGuire

8. Using Property Rights as a Metaphor to Understand Personal Place Brand Identity
Staci M. Zavattaro

9. Intellectual Property and Fairness across Borders: A Capabilities Account
Gregory R. Peterson

10. NIMBY, NAMBY, and UAVS: The Drone Revolution
Timothy M. Ravich

Conclusion: The Future of Property
Gregory R. Peterson, Ann E. Davis, and Staci M. Zavattaro

Contributors
Index

Examines how our diverse understandings of property impact real-world governing strategies.

Description

Property is a concept that is seemingly simple to understand yet continually evolving in the face of cultural change and technological advance. Property Rights in Contemporary Governance examines the many meanings of property, how they have changed over time, and the roles they play in policy, society, and law. With its deeply interdisciplinary approach, the book offers perspectives from economics, environmental studies, history, law, philosophy, public administration, and public policy. The contributors discuss such topics as the origin of the corporation, the role of the takings law, the development of legal protections for financial instruments in nineteenth-century France, the impact of climate change, the shifts in philosophical conceptions of property required by advances in intellectual property rights, and the influence of new technologies, including drones. This is a comprehensive and thoughtful exploration of how our diverse understandings of property impact real-world governing strategies.

Staci M. Zavattaro is Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. Her books include Cities for Sale: Municipalities as Public Relations and Marketing Firms, also published by SUNY Press. Gregory R. Peterson is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at South Dakota State University. He is the author of Minding God: Theology and the Cognitive Sciences. Ann E. Davis is Associate Professor of Economics at Marist College. She is the author of Money as a Social Institution: The Institutional Development of Capitalism and The Evolution of the Property Relation: Understanding Paradigms, Debates, and Prospects.

Reviews

"This book is unique in the field of property theory. First, its essays are rooted in the perspectives of many different fields. Second, the areas that it covers and the vast majority of its content are highly original. While the idea that property and governance are intimately connected is not original, the contributions that the book makes to that idea definitely are. It was fascinating and very useful reading. " — Laura S. Underkuffler, author of The Idea of Property: Its Meaning and Power