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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... Procedures Valuation and Expropriation Office Management Management Urbanization Management Documentary Procedure M Figure 2.1 CONSIST OF 5 STAGES ; THE FIRST ONE ALONE INVOLVES 207 STEPS PROCEDURES TO FORMALIZE A LEGALLY OBTAINED HOME ...
... Procedures Valuation and Expropriation Office Management Management Urbanization Management Documentary Procedure M Figure 2.1 CONSIST OF 5 STAGES ; THE FIRST ONE ALONE INVOLVES 207 STEPS PROCEDURES TO FORMALIZE A LEGALLY OBTAINED HOME ...
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... procedures before 13 entities , adding another 2 years to his quest . In Egypt the person who wants to acquire and legally register a lot on state - owned desert land must wend his way through at least 77 bureaucratic procedures at 31 ...
... procedures before 13 entities , adding another 2 years to his quest . In Egypt the person who wants to acquire and legally register a lot on state - owned desert land must wend his way through at least 77 bureaucratic procedures at 31 ...
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... PROCEDURE " PROCEDURES FOR SUBDIVISION OF LAND COMMUNITY LAND LAND ACQUISITION ACQUISITION AND REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION BY BENEFICIARIES 168 STEPS 13-25 YEARS 7.5 MONTHS 4.9-12.4 YEARS 1.7-4.1 YEARS 2.3 YEARS 3.3 YEARS Figure 2.3 ...
... PROCEDURE " PROCEDURES FOR SUBDIVISION OF LAND COMMUNITY LAND LAND ACQUISITION ACQUISITION AND REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION BY BENEFICIARIES 168 STEPS 13-25 YEARS 7.5 MONTHS 4.9-12.4 YEARS 1.7-4.1 YEARS 2.3 YEARS 3.3 YEARS Figure 2.3 ...
Contents
The Five Mysteries of Capital | 1 |
2 The Mystery of Missing Information | 14 |
How Much Dead Capital? | 27 |
Copyright | |
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