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Residential Protectionism And The Legal Mythology Of Home, Stephanie M. Stern
Residential Protectionism And The Legal Mythology Of Home, Stephanie M. Stern
Michigan Law Review
The theory that one's home is a psychologically special form of property has become a cherished principle of property law, cited by legislators and touted extensively in the legal scholarship. Influential scholars, most notably Margaret Radin, have asserted that ongoing control over one's home is necessary for an individual's very personhood and ability to flourish in society. Other commentators have expounded a communitarian vision of the home as rooting individuals in communities of close-knit social ties. Remarkably, the legal academy has accepted these theoretical accounts of the home without demanding a shred of empirical evidence. The misplaced belief in the …
The Financial Sector Upheaval Of 2008: Sociological Antecedents And Their Implications For Investment Company Regulation, Larry Barnett
The Financial Sector Upheaval Of 2008: Sociological Antecedents And Their Implications For Investment Company Regulation, Larry Barnett
Larry D Barnett
In 2008, the United States experienced a severe contraction in the availability of credit, a marked reduction in the price of common stocks, and an appreciable increase in interest rates on debt instruments issued by business entities and by state and local governments. The premise of the instant article is that, although this upheaval was economic in form and sudden in occurrence, it stemmed from change that was sociological in character and that started in prior decades. Specifically, the 2008 upheaval in finance is traced to a shift in social values among Americans - namely, an increased prevalence of hedonism …