Property law
A New Angle of Property Rights
IPN Opinion article
When liberal economists speak of ëthe market', they usually refer to national and international markets, with widely dispersed property rights. But this world was only brought into existence through state-sponsored violenceóthe enclosure laws in 19th century England which destroyed the village commons; the settlement of new lands, in North America and Australia, which overturned the traditional rights of native peoples; the gradual encroachment of national markets on local governance and community-based institutions right around the world.
SA needs to address land and water rights
IPN Opinion article
South Africa, by far the most powerful economy in Africa, could head in the same direction. SA can avoid that fate, but only if it resolves a key issue reasonably equitable allocation of rights to land and water resources and enforcement of those rights. The signs are not promising.
