`The great merit of Waldron's study is that it brings a high-powered and unforgiving microscope to one argument: that there is a right to private property ... Because the study of the right to property can lead in so many directions, and because Waldron is aware of them, this is a major contribution to contemporary political theory.' Political Studies `we should be grateful for the wealth of intelligent and insightful analyses in this big book' Dialogue `thoughtful, tightly reasoned book ... a very clear and extraordinarily sophisticated analysis of property rights.' Michigan Law Review `lucid and authoritative book ... A book like this is intended to be the beginning, not the end, of thinking about the subject it covers.' Constitutional Commentary `His extensive discussion of Locke will not disappoint ... immensely rich. Highly recommended for all university and college libraries' Religious Studies Review `scholarly book' Robert Oakeshott, Political Quarterly, 61.3 July-Sept 1990 `an exceptionally clear and useful account ... Waldron's book demonstrates where an effort to take the right to private property seriously ought to lead.' Times Higher Education Supplement `A thoughtful and meticulous book ... consistently intelligent and often highly instructive.' Times Literary Supplement