Property rights may increase as political self-determination replaces authoritarianism, but it all depends on the political beliefs of 51% of the population.

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This tension between the prime minister's perception of his political self-interest and the determination of John Prescott to rein back the private motorist has never been resolved.

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Whereas Mr Suharto was sternly authoritarian, Mr Habibie has been ready to reform: he has given freedom to the press, emptied the jails of political prisoners and offered self-determination to the people of East Timor.

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