Discusses the impact of globalization on cultural property & communication. The damaging effects of commodification on cultural production are described, & a new model of property & symbolic goods is offered with the objective of securing cultural producers' autonomy & bolstering their community & communicative relationships. K. Coddon
Discusses the performance of equities, direct property and property shares and provides a background for comparing the advantages and disadvantages of these two distinct types of property investments. Highlights the similarities and differences between property shares and direct property. Concludes that within a multi‐asset portfolio both make valuable contributions to the structure of the portfolio, but that property shares are more applicable to smaller ones and are useful for shifting investment weightings quickly.
Genomics has developed at a time when science has become increasingly connected with the market. There are, within the domain of genomics, models for the production and distribution of common and/or public goods. Studies these models and suggests solutions which could allow a better balance among private property, collective property, and public property. (Original abstract - amended)
Genomics has developed at a time when science has become increasingly connected with the market. The result has been a strong trend toward privatization of genetic resources & genetic knowledge, marked by the patenting of thousands of genetic sequences, the proliferation of databases protected by commercial confidentiality, & the signing of exclusive access contracts concerning populations' genetic & medical data. The granting of excessively broad patents, covering both a gene's uses & the gene itself, is liable to slow the pace of research & to encourage the emergence of monopolies in the domain of health. This trend toward privatization is neither one-way, however, nor entirely settled. There are, within the domain of genomics, models for the production & distribution of common &/or public goods. The paper studies these models & suggests solutions that could allow a better balance among private property, collective property, & public property. 17 References. Adapted from the source document.
Property securitization has taken on increased importance in recent years, as institutional investors have attempted to overcome the liquidity problems associated with direct property investment and to access property assets in a more liquid format. This has seen a range of investment vehicles developed in the UK, US and Australia to meet different legal structures, tax regimes and economic circumstances. Presents the results of two surveys of major property investors in Australia to examine investor attitudes to property securitization. Key issues to emerge from these surveys are the identification of preferred ownership structures, advantages and disadvantages of property securitization, strategic investment considerations concerning property securitization and future directions for property securitization.
