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"The Loss In My Bones": Protecting African American Heirs' Property With The Public Use Doctrine, April B. Chandler
"The Loss In My Bones": Protecting African American Heirs' Property With The Public Use Doctrine, April B. Chandler
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Property Rights, Community Public Goods, And Household Time Allocation In Urban Squatter Communities: Evidence From Peru, Erica Field
William & Mary Law Review
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A Difficult Question In Deed: A Cost-Benefit Framework For Titling Programs, Jean O. Lanjouw, Philip Levy
A Difficult Question In Deed: A Cost-Benefit Framework For Titling Programs, Jean O. Lanjouw, Philip Levy
William & Mary Law Review
In this Article we explore the potential benefits and costs of a program to grant title to individuals who are occupying land informally. Only some of these benefits and costs have received careful empirical consideration in the literature. This Article references existing studies and draws on findings from original surveys of urban households in Ecuador. We consider how a titling program might affect the welfare of landowners and occupants, how it could alter the functioning of real estate markets, and whether it could build a community's social capital. Potential benefits must be weighed against a range of costs, including those …
Contributions Legal Scholars Can Make To Development Economics: Examples From China, Joyce Palomar
Contributions Legal Scholars Can Make To Development Economics: Examples From China, Joyce Palomar
William & Mary Law Review
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