旧概念与新环境(八):洛克的“自由”

洛克的政治理论是英语文明主流,强调个人自由,认为私产是自由的保障,而保护私产是政府的主要职能。城市规划以公益名义约束私产,但在自由社会中,公益只可来自政治博弈,因此纷争不断。本文以区划法的公安权力去演绎在洛克式个人自由之下私利与公益的死结。结论是,中国应坚持土地产权国有。

OLD CONCEPTS AND NEW SITUATIONS (8): LOCKE'S "FREEDOM"

John Locke's concept of government dominates the English-speaking world,which emphasizes individual freedom,insists that private property is the basis of freedom,and the protection of private property rights the most important function of government.Urban planning infringes on private property rights in the name of the public interest.But in a free society public interests are products solely of political processes,where private interests compete with one another.This paper examines the police power conception of zoning regulations to expose the deadlock between private property rights and the common good in an individualistic society,and concludes that China should keep land state-owned.