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Henry George’s Land Reform: The Distinction between Private Ownership and Private Possession

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Henry George stated that the taxation of land rent would amount to the abolition of the institution of private ownership of land, thereby alienating all those who, whether for economic or ideological reasons, regard the private ownership of land as essential for social order and progress. George believed that under his proposed reform the private ownership of land would be replaced by private possession. But his distinction between ownership and possession appears to have been based on a misconception of the nature of private ownership. His proposed reform could have been more logically described as a conditional, modified, or restricted private ownership of land, rather than as the abolition of private ownership of land.

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  • John Pullen, 2001. "Henry George’s Land Reform: The Distinction between Private Ownership and Private Possession," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(2), pages 547-556, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:60:y:2001:i:2:p:547-556
    DOI: 10.1111/1536-7150.00074
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    1. John Pullen, 2005. "Henry George in Australia," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 64(2), pages 683-713, April.
    2. Shulu Che & Ronald Ravinesh Kumar & Peter J. Stauvermann, 2021. "Taxation of Land and Economic Growth," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-20, April.
    3. John Pullen, 2021. "Government Infrastructure Investment Dividends and Urban Development," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 80(2), pages 721-745, March.
    4. John Pullen, 2013. "An Essay on Distributive Justice and the Equal Ownership of Natural Resources," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 72(5), pages 1044-1074, November.

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