Problem
Private ownership
Other Names:
Abuse of individual propertyIndividualistic disposition of productive property
Static land ownership
Monopolized land ownership
Unfair distribution of land ownership
Individualistic spirit of economic life
Nature:
The ownership, use and sale of productive property has become a right of the individual rather than a privilege. The context out of which decisions are made about ownership has been reduced to a tension between individual or corporate self-interest and benevolent good will, both of which are often two sides of self satisfaction. Concern for the larger economy, global ecology or other transnational issues is a function of other pressures, like political awareness of the environment.
Incidence:
18 land owners own 75 percent of the state of Maine, USA. These landowners pay only 0.2 percent of the state's taxes.
Broader Problems:
Cumbersome land systemUncoordinated use of community propertyLimited ownership of productive systems Narrower Problems:
Tradition-bound land distributionIndividualistic rural resettlementOwnership as a basis for land allocation Related Problems:
Insecure land tenureUnethical real estate practiceUnethical practices in economicsFragmented agricultural developmentCapitalism Aggravates:
NomadismIdle private landFragmented community imageDenial of the right to ownershipUnethical practices of landlordsMaldistribution of agricultural landOveremphasis on self-sufficiency with respect to interdependence Strategies:
Implementing land reformExpanding land ownershipUsing individual propertyDisposing of private propertyStrengthening monopolized land ownershipLimiting monopolized land ownership References:
Papal Encyclical: Quod Apostolici Muneris: On socialismPapal Encyclical: Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social ProgressPapal Encyclical: Rerum Novarum: On the Condition of the Working ClassesPapal Encyclical: Quadragesimo Anno: On reconstruction of the social order Subject(s):
Commerce → Land ownershipCommerce → Property
Economics → Economic
Economics → Productivity
Government → Private
Individuation → Individuation
Life → Life
Societal Problems → Imbalances
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Society → Individuals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST