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							| Title | Property Rights |  
							| Author | Armen A. Alchian |  
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						| Type | Article |  
							| Description | A property right is the exclusive authority to determine how a resource is used, whether that resource is owned by government or individuals.  This article explains property rights further by discussing the three basic elements of private property. |  
							| URL | http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/PropertyRights.html |  |  |  |  | 
                                        
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