The noblest triumph : property and prosperity through the ages / Tom Bethell.

Author/creator Bethell, Tom
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : St. Martin's Press, ©1998.
Descriptionvi, 378 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The blessings of property -- Property, law and economy -- Plato's conceit : property at Jamestown and Plymouth -- The logic of the commons -- Romans and countrymen -- The English lead -- The economists' oversight -- Mill, Marx and Marshall -- Robert Owen's trinity of evils -- The Soviet experiment -- To each his due -- Rights-- and property rights -- Why isn't the whole world developed? -- Land reform : taking liberties abroad -- Property in Araby -- Why did Ireland starve? -- Intellectual property -- Property and the environment -- The feudal temptation -- The rediscovery of property -- China, property, and democracy.
Local noteLittle-315911--305131016055U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [343]-370) and index.
LCCN 98006010
ISBN0312210833

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HB711 .B477 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold