Contents 
Acknowledgements 
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Introduction 
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‘Property’, ‘Ownership’ and Political Theory 
Ordinary language analysis 
Jurisprudence 
Economics 
Economic and legal history 
Normative analysis 
Public property and public ownership 
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On the ‘History’ of Property 
or ‘property 
Debnam pe modern concept of property i” 
Creation stories and the importance of John Loc 
Adam Smith and social development 
Evolution and modes of production 
Conclusion 
Property, Liberty and Power 
Land and the means of production 
Property, the market and capitalism 
Property, power and the state 
Libertv and property 
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Property and Labour 
Property as an incentive to labour 
Individual entitlement to the product of labour 
Property as fulfilment or objectification 
Private property and alienated labour 
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