The Two Sides of De Soto: Property Rights, Land Titling, and Development

Williamson, Claudia

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The Two Sides of De Soto: Property Rights, Land Titling, and Development

Claudia R. Williamson

Mississippi State University

October 7, 2011

THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE WEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF NATIONS, p. 95, Emily Chamlee-Wright, ed., Beloit College, 2010

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This essay examines Hernando De Soto’s work on property rights, which can be viewed as providing two separate testable hypotheses: 1) secure property rights are positively correlated with access to credit and capital formation, which leads to economic development, and 2) land titling programs provides the means to secure property rights. In particular, Williamson argues that Hypothesis 1 is supported by both theoretical and empirical arguments, while Hypothesis 2 lacks empirical evidence.

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Keywords: property rights, economic prosperity, land titling, Hernando de Soto

JEL Classification: O11

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Date posted: October 7, 2011

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Williamson, Claudia R., The Two Sides of De Soto: Property Rights, Land Titling, and Development (October 7, 2011). THE ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE WEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF NATIONS, p. 95, Emily Chamlee-Wright, ed., Beloit College, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1940201

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