Introduction&D. Benjamin Barros 1
1 The Costs of Regulation or the Consequences of Poverty? Progressive Lessons from de Soto&Eduardo M. Pe?alver 7
2 Invasions, Innovation, Environment&Carol M. Rose 21
3 Culture and Capitalism: A Comment on de Soto&Gregory S. Alexander 41
4 Hernando de Soto and the Histories of Property Law&Alfred L. Brophy 51
5 Anticipating de Soto: Allotment of Indian Reservations and the Dangers of Land-Titling&Ezra Rosser 61
6 Leaving the Body of Property Law? Meltdowns, Land Rushes,and Failed Economic Development&Rashmi Dyal-Chand 83
7 The Bell Jar and the Bullhorn: Hernando de Soto and Communication Through Title&Nestor M. Davidson 97
8 Red Tape and Gridlock&Larissa Katz 109
9 Mercantilism, American Style&Nicole Stelle Garnett 139
10 Hernando de Soto, Formal Property Systems,and the Intangible Asset Paradox&Juliet M. Moringiello 161
11 The Economics of Welfare: Of Hernando de Soto and Susette Kelo&Denis J. Brion 179
Bibliography 213
Index 231