Joseph William Singer is an American legal theorist specializing in property law. He is the Bussey Professor of Law at

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, where he has been teaching since 1992. Previously, he taught at

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and practiced law in Boston. He also served as a law clerk in the

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Education

Singer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political economy from

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, a Master of Arts in political science from

, and a

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from

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Career

Singer has authored an extensive body of work, including ''Entitlement: The Paradoxes of Property'' (Yale University Press, 2000), ''The Edges of the Field: Lessons on the Obligations of Ownership'' (Beacon Press, 2000), and ''No Freedom without Regulation: The Hidden Lesson of the Subprime Crisis'' (Yale University Press, 2015). In addition to his books on property law and federal Native American law, he has written more than 70 law review articles. In 2015, Singer was awarded the

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from the

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for his contributions to the advancement of private property rights.

References

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