The Political Institution of Private Property [Paperback]

An original analysis of the political institutions which protect property and individual rights.In this book Itai Sened provides an original analysis of the political institutions which protect property and individual rights. He argues that the origin of these rights resides in political institutions, and not in any set of moral principles. Individual rights are said to derive from a 'social contract' the evolves through a political process in which governments grant and protect rights in return for political and economic support.In this book Itai Sened provides an original analysis of the political institutions which protect property and individual rights. He argues that the origin of these rights resides in political institutions, and not in any set of moral principles. Individual rights are said to derive from a 'social contract' the evolves through a political process in which governments grant and protect rights in return for political and economic support.In this book Itai Sened provides an original analysis of the political institutions that protect property and individual rights. He argues that the origin of these rights resides in political institutions, and not in any set of moral principles. Individual rights are said to derive from a social contract that evolves through a political process in which governments grant and protect rights in return for political and economic support.List of figures and tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Classical theories of the origin of rights: the social contract; 2. Neo-classical theories of the origin of property rights: non-strategic individuals in a world without politics; 3. A game theoretic approach: contemporary theory of institutions; 4. A neo-liberal theory of the state: the role of government in the evolution of property rights; 5. A neo-liberal theory of the social contract: the role of autonomous individuals in the evolution of property rights; 6. Political entrepreneurs: the linkage betwl6