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The State: Symbolic Unity, Divided Lives

In: The Evolution of the Property Relation

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  • Ann E. Davis

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The relationship between property and the state is long standing, if complex. According to a Hobbesian perspective, property is the creation of the state. By contrast, according to Locke, property can provide the rationale for rebellion against the state. For New Institutional Economics, protection of property is the most important function of the state to promote economic growth. For Smith, property is an indicator of the stages of development of the state and society (Pocock 1979, 155, 158; Taylor 2004, 47–48. 82, fn.12; Hont 2005, 101–102, 419–443). For Marx, property is a determinant of class position, and the structure of the state.

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  • Ann E. Davis, 2015. "The State: Symbolic Unity, Divided Lives," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Evolution of the Property Relation, chapter 0, pages 59-93, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-34656-8_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137346568_3
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