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Subject(s)

• Land tenure—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century [Browse]
• Land tenure—Poland—History—20th century [Browse]
• Land tenure—Romania—History—20th century [Browse]
• Land tenure—Yugoslavia—History—20th century [Browse]
• Right of property—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century [Browse]
• Real property—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century [Browse]
• Post-communism—Europe, Eastern—History—20th century [Browse]
• Europe, Eastern—Social conditions—20th century [Browse]
• Europe, Eastern—Economic conditions—20th century [Browse]
• Europe, Eastern—Politics and government—20th century [Browse]

Editor

• Siegrist, Hannes [Browse]
• Müller, Dietmar, 1969- [Browse]

Summary note

Property is a complex phenomenon comprising cultural, social, and legal rules. During the twentieth century, property rights in land suffered massive interference in Central and Eastern Europe. The promise of universal and formally equal rights of land ownership, ensuring predictability of social processes and individual autonomy, was largely not fulfilled. The national appropriation of property in the interwar period and the communist era represent an onerous legacy for the postcommunist (re)construction of a liberal-individualist property regime. However, as the scholars in this collection.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN

• 9781782384625 ((e-book))
• 1782384626 ((e-book))

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