On the mystery of capital and the myths of Hernando de Soto: What difference does legal title make?
By A. Gilbert. 2002
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Subfields: Finance, Urban Studies
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- A dangerous bet: The challenges of formalizing artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2012, background): “They may not think of their ‘illegal’ status as a problem, as long as they have ‘perceived’ tenure security (Gilbert, 2002: 8).”
- Delineating the Domain of Development Entrepreneurship: A Market–Based Approach to Facilitating Inclusive Economic Growth (2011, background): “As critics of DeSoto have noted, legal title to an asset is fairly meaningless unless there is a market for that asset (Gilbert, 2002)—e.g., providing title to a home in a declining urban neighborhood is no road to prosperity if there is no one who wants to purchase that property.”
- The limits of land titling and home ownership (2009, background): “Gilbert, A G (2002), “On the mystery of capital and the myths of Hernando de Soto: what difference does legal title make?”, International Development Planning Review 24, pages 1–20.”
- Legal Tenure Security, Perceived Tenure Security and Housing Improvement in Buenos Aires: An Attempt towards Integration. (2009, background): “Factors that can contribute to perceptions of tenure security are signs of goodwill by government officials, the provision of services and infrastructure, length of occupation, size of the settlement and the degree of community organization (Payne, 1997; Durand-Lasserve and Royston, 2002; Gilbert, 2”
- Pro-poor housing policies: Rethinking the potential of assisted self-help housing (2010, unknown): “Gilbert (2002) convincingly argues that the key to self-help construction and dwelling improvement is the perception of security, not the formal titling for itself.”