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1. Design Principles of Robust Property Rights Institutions

   What Have We Learned?
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Elinor Ostrom

   Elinor Ostrom, one of the pioneers in developing the theory of property rights, challenged the then-conventional wisdom that common-pool resources will be overharvested if clearly delineated private...

2. China’s Land System

   Past, Present, and Future
   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Dwight H. Perkins

   In this paper, Dwight H. Perkins discusses how the development of Chinese real estate markets has generated tensions between different segments of the population and between the government and...

3. The Use of Eminent Domain in São Paulo, Bogotá, and Mexico City

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Antonio Azuela

   In this paper, Antonio Azuela examines the conditions under which eminent domain is used in São Paulo, Bogotá, and Mexico City. Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico all went through democratic transitions...

4. Property Rights Protection and Spatial Planning in European Countries

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Vincent Renard

   Confiscation of an owner’s property is not the only form of taking. If government regulations limit all viable uses of a property and cause a substantial decrease in its value, this in most cases is...

5. Should Decreases in Property Value Caused by Regulations Be Compensated?

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Abraham Bell

   Ideally, government could recoup the benefits of land use planning and redistribute them to those who bear the costs. In this case takings compensation is justified. Given the reciprocal nature of...

6. Land Registration, Economic Development, and Poverty Reduction

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Klaus Deininger and Gershon Feder

   One common objective of establishing secure private property rights in land, particularly in developing countries, is to reduce poverty. The World Bank and other international aid agencies have...

7. Looking Beyond Land Titling and Credit Accessibility for the Urban Poor

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Edésio Fernandes

   In this paper, Edésio Fernandes argues that the designs of large-scale titling programs have been based on erroneous assumptions about the formation of informal settlements. This error, Fernandes...

8. The Role of Private-Sector Developers in Challenges to Local Land Use Regulations

   Ponencias
   Mayo 2009
   Keri-Nicole Dillman and Lynn M. Fisher

   Increasingly, states are employing a property rights approach to confront exclusionary zoning at the local level. This approach relies on providing private developers with a density bonus or other...

9. Working Across Boundaries

   People, Nature, and Regions
   Libros
   Agosto 2009
   Matthew J. McKinney and Shawn Johnson

   “The principles, strategies, and tools describes in this book are a gold mine of information about how to manage regional collaborations and reach consensus around some of the most difficult...

10. The Impact of Large Landowners on Land Markets

    Libros
    Agosto 2009
    Edited by Raphael W. Bostic

    The chapters in this volume examine the effect large landowners or institutions have on local land markets and the tensions that can arise between public and private interests. In the United States...