During the Spring and Autumn period, some Chinese rulers gave peasants the right to own their land in exchange for taxes and military service. This led to increased agricultural productivity because the farmers worked to benefit themselves. What does the timing of this development suggest about private property rights?

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Beckham Jennings

2 December, 14:16

During the Spring and Autumn period, some Chinese rulers gave peasants the right to own their land in exchange for taxes and military service. This led to increased agricultural productivity because the farmers worked to benefit themselves. What does the timing of this development suggest about private property rights?

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Kyson Dudley · Answer 1

-Private property rights developed long after agriculture first began.

-Private property rights were the result of a political exchange in which governments promised to protect individual ownership of parcels of land in exchange for tax payments and military service.