The Evolution of Private and Open Access Property
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Abraham Bell
In this Article we explore the evolution of property law and examine the applicability of the prevailing accounts according to which property institutions oscillate between the extreme points of open access and private property. We show that the evolution of property is a much more nuanced process, shaped by the interplay of the following three dimensions: number of owners, extent of dominion and asset configuration. Accordingly, property institutions can assume a myriad of positions along the aforementioned dimensions in response to the constant change in exclusion and management costs. We demonstrate our theory by discussing examples of three dimensional adjustments of real, personal and intellectual property.
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- Article
- Introduction
- Community and Custom in Property
- How Property Can Create, Maintain, or Destroy Community
- The Evolution of Private and Open Access Property
- How Blackstone Became a Blackstonian
- Properties of Community
- Community and Property -- For Those Who Have Neither
- "You'll Never Walk Alone": On Property, Community, and Football Fans
- Plural Ownership, Funds, and the Aggregation of Wills
- Commons, Anticommons, and Community in Biotechnological Assets
- Property, Community, and the Problem of Distributive Justice
Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- Introduction
- Community and Custom in Property
- How Property Can Create, Maintain, or Destroy Community
- The Evolution of Private and Open Access Property
- How Blackstone Became a Blackstonian
- Properties of Community
- Community and Property -- For Those Who Have Neither
- "You'll Never Walk Alone": On Property, Community, and Football Fans
- Plural Ownership, Funds, and the Aggregation of Wills
- Commons, Anticommons, and Community in Biotechnological Assets
- Property, Community, and the Problem of Distributive Justice
