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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND GROWTH AS POLITICAL EQUILIBRIA
Author(s) -
Asoni Andrea
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of economic surveys
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.657
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1467-6419
pISSN - 0950-0804
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00554.x
Subject(s) - expropriation , property rights , economics , politics , language change , property (philosophy) , law and economics , public economics , economic system , microeconomics , market economy , political science , law , philosophy , epistemology , art , literature
This paper presents a survey of the literature on property rights and economic growth. Different theoretical mechanisms that relate property rights to economic development are discussed. Lack of protection of property rights can result in slow economic growth through different channels: expropriation of private wealth, corruption of civil servants, excessive taxation and barriers to adoption of new technologies. The origins of property rights are also considered. Different theories are illustrated but more attention is paid to the ‘social conflict view’ and its success and limitations. The second part of the paper illustrates relevant empirical works on property rights and growth.