CLEP's Final Report, “Making the Law Work for Everyone”
(June 3rd, United Nations, NY)- The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) today launched its Final Report, “Making the Law Work for Everyone”, at the United Nations in New York. The product of research, analysis, and consultations in more than 20 developing countries, the report argues that four billion people are effectively excluded from the Rule of Law, and thus deprived of a chance to lift themselves out of poverty. Read more [0]
Swiss Government and ILD Launch New Book on Property Rights
The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute for Liberty and Democracy (ILD) announced the publication of Realizing Property Rights, co-edited by Hernando de Soto, President of the ILD, and Francis Cheneval, professor of political philosophy at the University of Zürich. The presentation took place June 23rd at the hotel Los Delfines in Lima during a seminar on property and human rights featuring experts from all across Latin America. The book - the Spanish edition is titled El Derecho de Propiedad como Derecho Humano - brings together essays from the world's most distinguished authorities on the subject of property rights. Read more [0] .
Who says China doesn't have property rights, asks Hernando de Soto
秘鲁经济学家赫尔南多·德·索托（Hernando de Soto）是世界银行“经商”系列研究项目的思想总顾问，该系列项目的主要内容是考察世界上不同国家的经商成本。索托的著作《资本的秘密》曾引发人们对资本主义的讨论热潮
Full Version in English [1] , as published by indefenceofliberty.org [2]
A Taste of Extralegality in Thailand
Mae Klong market is expeditiously disbanded to make way for the train and just as quickly reassembled in Samut Songkhram, Thailand. A prime example of a universal phenomenon, with a Thai flavor.