The Socialism of to-day

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Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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THE SOCIALISTS OF THE CHAIR. 281 the absolute and exclusive quiritarian ownership adopted by modern law. Property in articles of consumption is quite a different thing from property in instruments of production. To the latter ought to be applied in all its force the reservation imposed, even by the Roman law, on the right of using and abusing (^us utendi et abutendi re suâ, quatenus juris ratio patitur), in so far, that is to say, as is permitted by the very considerations which originated the right, namely, considerations of general utility. While as far as articles of consumption are concerned, the old regula tions, such as the imposition of sumptuary laws and restrictions as to dress and the fixing of prices by authority have dis appeared, limitations set to the free use of immovable property tend to multiply and become more strict. Thus, more and more stringent laws are everywhere made concerning the clear ing of woods, the employment of machines, the using of rivers, the organization of labour in factories. In towns, proprietors are not allowed to build until their plans have been approved by authority ; they may be compelled to pull down buildings pronounced dangerous to life or health, and they are not allowed to carry on any trade which is a nuisance to their neighbours. Property in mines is subjected to still more numerous restric tions. Finally, owners are expropriated, not only for works of public utility, but even, as in the expropriation by means of the taxation of districts, in order to permit the Commune or the State to cover the cost of an improvement. These are some applications of the Roman formula, Quatenus juris ratio patitur. The Economists of the new school are far from holding the same opinions on all subjects. On the contrary, they are much more divided among themselves than the classical Economists, for the very reason that they reject the uniform creed as to natural laws and universal laissez faire. Thus, Adolf Wagner calls for limitations on private ownership, and an extension of collective ownership that few of his colleagues accept. In the session at Bremen, when the resumption of the railways by the State was discussed, A. Wagner and A. Held declared in favour of it. Nasse and Brentano against it.

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