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1. Sinking States

   Artigos de Conferências
   Novembro 2011
   Katrina Miriam Wyman

   In this paper, Katrina Miriam Wyman addresses a novel property problem stemming from climate change: the submergence of low-lying lands because of sea-level rise and the resultant damage to property...

2. U.S. Private Property Rights in International Perspective

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 2010
   Harvey M. Jacobs

   In this paper, Harvey M. Jacobs examines the conceptualization of private property rights in U.S. history and argues that the current private property rights system is unique and is constantly...

3. Design Principles of Robust Property Rights Institutions

   What Have We Learned?
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

4. China’s Land System

   Past, Present, and Future
   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

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

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

6. Property Rights Protection and Spatial Planning in European Countries

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

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

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

8. Land Registration, Economic Development, and Poverty Reduction

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

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

   Artigos de Conferências
   Maio 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...

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

    Artigos de Conferências
    Maio 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...