Why ownership is less stable than you think

Episode 14,   Jan 21, 2022, 08:00 AM

Businesses depend on solid, reliable property rights, but what if the right to property was less concrete than we all think? And how can we change the way we think about property and ownership to gain business advantage?

In a world of intangible assets like personal data, biometric information and NFTs, the ideas underpinning property are in flux. But authors James Salzman and Michael Heller say that something as fundamental as land ownership is more contested than we often assume. And they outline the business strategies that become possible for those who embrace 'ownership engineering'.