Austria Fell for the First Time in the International Property Rights Index

Politics ♦ Published: April 15, 2011; 11:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

The IPRI compares 129 different countries for their economic benefits in strong protection of land, intellectual property and other private property.

Austria Fell for the First Time in the International Property Rights Index / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The index shows how laws protect the physical and intellectual private property to boost economic growth.

The study can detect a clear relationship between strict protection of private property and good, sustainable economic development. It uses three primary categories of property rights to allow a comparison between the different countries: Legal and Political Environment,…