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Private property facts for kids

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Gate with a private property sign.

Private property is a concept used in law. The law says that a single person or a group of people can own certain things and control them. All the things that are not owned by single persons, or a group of people belong to all. That way, a person may own a car, but the park in the city is only administered by the city, and belongs to all people (or to no one at all).

Different schools of thought have different ideas of how private property should be handled. According to Capitalism, private property is needed so that a society can work as it should. That way, trade can only be done using private property. Socialism and Communism believe that certain things can not be owned by an individual or a group of people, as they are used to produce other products or provide services.

Images for kids

  • Niches and reliefs in Wardija 02

    Proprietas Privata (PP) British period marker in San Martin, St. Paul's Bay, Malta

  • Hallesche Maschinenfabrik

    Factories and corporations are considered private property.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Propiedad privada para niños

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