Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mattei Ugo. Basic principles of property law: a comparative legal and economic introduction / Ugo Mattei. p. cm. -- (Contributions in legal studies, ISSN 0147-1074; no. 93) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-31186-2 (alk. paper) 1. Property. 2. Comparative economics. I. Title. II. Series. K720.M38 2000 346.04--dc21 99-31575 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by Ugo Mattei All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-31575 ISBN: 0-313-31186-2 ISSN: 0147-1074 First published in 2000 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝ ™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |