Property rights and the Cyprus Problem: insights from economics and social psychology

Kyriacou, Andreas (2009): Property rights and the Cyprus Problem: insights from economics and social psychology. Published in: The Cyprus Review , Vol. 21, No. 1 : pp. 193-198.

Abstract

The issue of property rights goes to the heart of the Cyprus problem and for this reason it has been a highly contentious one. For Greek Cypriots, respect for property is an extension of the wider demand that any solution respect basic and inviolable human rights while Turkish Cypriots see property rights strictly within the confines of “bizonality” which is interpreted to mean a restricted right of restitution of Greek Cypriot property in the north (Gürel and Özersay, 2006). In this essay I will suggest that the way property rights are eventually handled in a settlement of the Cyprus issue is likely to have a direct impact on the viability of the post-solution state of affairs for specific reasons related to perceptions of fairness.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cyprus Problem; property rights
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D74 - Conflict ; Conflict Resolution ; Alliances ; Revolutions; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P14 - Property Rights

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