| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Property Rights Revolutions Around the Globe | |
| 2 | The Naturalness and Unnaturalness of Property: How Do Things Become Owned? | |
| 3 |
Commodification: What Properties Can Be Bought and Sold? Guest Speaker: Carol Rose |
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| 4 | Property Rights Doctrine in Developing Countries: Convergence or Diversity? | |
| 5 | Economic Perspectives of Property Rights | Proposed research topic and bibliography due |
| 6 | Legal Frameworks for a Market Economy: Property Rights or Contracts? | |
| 7 | Property Rights Without Law: Alternative Institutions | Research proposal due |
| 8 | Property Rights in Action: Empirical Evidence | |
| 9 | Property Rights As a Social Construction: Why and How Do They Change? | |
| 10 | The Tragedy and the Comedy of the Commons: Individual Private Ownership Versus Other Forms | |
| 11 | The Politics and Social Conflict Over Property Rights | |
| 12 | Takings and Givings |
Final paper due Student final paper presentations |