We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the British colonial government assigned property rights in land and taxes to landlords whereas in others it assigned them directly to cultivators or non-landlords. Although Banerjee and...

We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the British colonial government assigned property rights in land and taxes to landlords whereas in others it assigned them directly to cultivators or non-landlords. Although Banerjee and...

In this book chapter, we argue that the distinction between "structure" and "style" is important in understanding the similarities and dissimilarities in common and civil law property. Structure is the functional form the law employs to protect people's use interests, whereas style is a manner...

It is a commonplace that, within commercial law, the law of personal property is particularly important, and it is also obvious that commercial law deals to a large extent with cross-border transactions and business relationships. This article gives an overview of German moveable property law,...