The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere ElseWhy does capitalism triumph in the West but fail almost everywhere else? Elegantly, and with rare clarity, Hernando de Soto revolutionizes our understanding of what capital is and why it does not benefit five-sixths of mankind. He also proposes a solution: enabling the poor to turn the vast assets they possess into wealth. |
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... ownership required C.1.4.4 Train local leaders to record ownership information on registration forms C.1.4.5 Identify and train private verifiers to certify information collected by the community . C.1.5 Gather and process information ...
... ownership required C.1.4.4 Train local leaders to record ownership information on registration forms C.1.4.5 Identify and train private verifiers to certify information collected by the community . C.1.5 Gather and process information ...
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... ownership of assets and the rules that govern their use and exchange . Outside the West extralegal social contracts prevail for a good reason : they have managed much better than formal law to build on the consensus between people about ...
... ownership of assets and the rules that govern their use and exchange . Outside the West extralegal social contracts prevail for a good reason : they have managed much better than formal law to build on the consensus between people about ...
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... ownership arrangements . In many developing countries during this century , large tracts of land have been given to poor farmers as part of agrarian reform programmes ( though without the property representations necessary to create ...
... ownership arrangements . In many developing countries during this century , large tracts of land have been given to poor farmers as part of agrarian reform programmes ( though without the property representations necessary to create ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
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