In this paper, we will analyze the relationship between the neo-liberal concept of property rights and redistribution policy. This issue is back in the focus of interest due to the crisis 2008. The crisis has reaffirmed the influence of the state on the free-market processes. The interference of the state with property relations reopened a classical question: is it legitimate to redistribute re...

Over the course of past 40 years, neoliberalism has all but destroyed institutions that once civilized labour markets. In wake destruction, law reform is being driven in some jurisdictions by a new kind right-wing populist politics. What does this hold store for work relations? Our investigation contemporary begins with brief look backwards to pre- and post-war decades ostensible depoliticizati...