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The World Summit On Sustainable Development And Women's Access To Land: Why Nigeria Should Adopt The Eritrean Land Proclamation, Natasha C. Robinson Apr 2004

The World Summit On Sustainable Development And Women's Access To Land: Why Nigeria Should Adopt The Eritrean Land Proclamation, Natasha C. Robinson

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Property Rights, Community Public Goods, And Household Time Allocation In Urban Squatter Communities: Evidence From Peru, Erica Field Feb 2004

Property Rights, Community Public Goods, And Household Time Allocation In Urban Squatter Communities: Evidence From Peru, Erica Field

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Difficult Question In Deed: A Cost-Benefit Framework For Titling Programs, Jean O. Lanjouw, Philip Levy Feb 2004

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 …


Lessons From The Rise And (Possible) Fall Of Chinese Township-Village Enterprises, Brett H. Mcdonnell Feb 2004

Lessons From The Rise And (Possible) Fall Of Chinese Township-Village Enterprises, Brett H. Mcdonnell

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contributions Legal Scholars Can Make To Development Economics: Examples From China, Joyce Palomar Feb 2004

Contributions Legal Scholars Can Make To Development Economics: Examples From China, Joyce Palomar

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Foreword: Property Rights And Economic Development, Eric Kades Feb 2004

Foreword: Property Rights And Economic Development, Eric Kades

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Property Rights And Intrabrand Restraints, Alan J. Meese Jan 2004

Property Rights And Intrabrand Restraints, Alan J. Meese

Faculty Publications

Intrabrand restraints limit the discretion of one or more sellers-usually dealers-with respect to the disposition of a product sold under a single brand. While most scholars believe that such contracts can help assure optimal promotion of a manufacturer's products, there is disagreement about the exact manner in which such restraints accomplish this objective. Many scholars believe that such restraints themselves induce dealers to engage in promotional activities desired by the manufacturer. Others believe that such restraints merely serve as "performance bonds," which dealers will forfeit if they fail to follow the manufacturer's precise promotional instructions. Some scholars reject both approaches, …