This short essay is my contribution to the third issue of the Revue Européenne du Droit, which will be dedicated to the possible, desirable or misguided, transformation of some fundamental aspects of the functioning of the market economy. It heavily draws on "A Liberal Theory of Property"

Property enhances autonomy for most people, but not for all. Because it both empowers and disables, property requires constant vigilance. “A Liberal Theory of Property” addresses key questions: how can property be justified? What core values should property law advance, and how do those...