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Property Rights Video and Quiz

Updated: July 12 2012,
Author: barrel jason
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Economic Institutions, Economic Systems, Incentive, Resources
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This video teaches the concept of Property Rights, which refers to the legal ownership of resources, including the right to own, use and sell them. Property rights are essential to the transactions in a market economy, and one of the essential roles of government in a market-oriented economy is to protect property rights.

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