University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: December 2010

Volume 2011, No. 5

Articles The Properties of Instability: Markets, Predation, Racialized Geography, and Property Law By Audrey G. McFarlane A central, symbolic image supporting property ownership is the image of stability. This symbol motivates most because it allows for settled expectations, promotes investment, and fulfills a psychological need for predictability. Despite the symbolic image, property is home to …