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RE: [OpenEconomies] de Soto approach to property rights promoted in Ghana

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  • Subject: RE: [OpenEconomies] de Soto approach to property rights promoted in Ghana
  • From: Esther Dyson <edyson(at)edventure.com>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:34:34 -0400
  • Cc: openeconomies(at)cyber.law.harvard.edu
  • In-reply-to: <F244cUtI9dm5UxP9Fek000010e4@hotmail.com>
yes, as long as the officials are honest and the citizens know enough to 
exercise their rights, this is a wonderful idea....  Is that the case?

Esther

At 11:36 AM 9/25/2002, GERSHON ADZADI wrote:

>Dear James,
>
>Visit the link below to read more about the launch on the subject
>
>http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=27699
>
>Best regards
>
>
>Gershon Adzadi
>
>
>>From: "Moore, James" <jmoore@geopartners.com>
>>Reply-To: openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu
>>To: "'openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu'" <openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu>
>>Subject: RE: [OpenEconomies] de Soto approach to property rights promoted 
>>in Ghana
>>Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:47:39 -0400
>>
>>Dear Gershon,
>>
>>Thank you very much for this insight--I think OE readers would appreciate
>>knowing more about the launch and the plans--can you tell us a bit more,
>>and/or are there links to local news online that you might share? Thanks for
>>your help.  Please keep in touch and let us know of new developments or
>>interesting observations.
>>
>>For those interested in learning more about Hernando de Soto and the
>>movement to extend property rights as a foundation for development--here is
>>a relevant link to PolicyLibrary:
>>
>>http://www.policylibrary.com/Hernando_%20de_Soto.htm
>>
>>And here is a provocative interview:
>>
>>http://reason.com/DeSoto.shtml
>>
>>William (Terry) Fisher of the Berkman Center has also done extensive work on
>>property registration systems.  For those who would like to learn about this
>>work--and read direct field reports, here is a link:
>>
>>http://www.law.harvard.edu/Academic_Affairs/coursepages/tfisher/Registries.h
>>tml
>>
>>Best, Jim Moore
>>
>>Make new networks!
>>
>>Dr. James F. Moore
>>Senior Fellow
>>Harvard Law School
>>Director, Open Economies
>>Berkman Center for Internet and Society
>>Baker House
>>1587 Massachusetts Avenue
>>Cambridge, MA 02138
>>
>>www.openeconomies.org
>>jmoore@cyber.law.harvard.edu
>>jmoore@geopartners.com
>>Office phone number US 1 617 495-7547
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: GERSHON ADZADI [mailto:gershona@hotmail.com]
>>Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:53 AM
>>To: openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu
>>Subject: Re: [OpenEconomies] de Soto approach to property rights promoted in
>>Ghana
>>
>>I have personally been following the activities since former president
>>Clinton arrived here in Ghana and the launching which just took place here.
>>However my concern is the impact a noble idea of this nature could have on
>>the target group who are mainly illitrates. People who are located in the
>>hinterland with little knowledge about their rights regarding their land
>>property.The government at any moment in time takes their land for so called
>>
>>development projects without demanding appropriate compesation from
>>government.
>>I may not be addressing the issue but that is my concern. It is happening
>>here in Ghana
>>
>>Gershon Adzadi
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Moore, James" <jmoore@geopartners.com>
>> >Reply-To: openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu
>> >To: openeconomies@eon.law.harvard.edu
>> >Subject: [OpenEconomies] de Soto approach to property rights promoted in
>> >Ghana
>> >Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:17:30 -0400
>> >
>> >Many of you interested in the role of law in economic and social
>> >development
>> >will be familiar with Hernando de Soto's work on property rights
>> >registration for the poor--which he sees as a foundation for the poor being
>> >able to participate in their economies.  The note below announces a UNDP
>> >program to promote these approaches in Ghana, with the participation at the
>> >launch of both de Soto and former president Clinton.
>> >
>> >Those of you in Ghana (or elsewhere with knowledge of the situation), here
>> >is a question for you: What is new about this initiative? Do you think it
>> >will be valuable?  Does this initiative herald a significant change in
>> >either government policy or priorities? What do you think of its prospects?
>> >What issues might it raise in Ghanaian society?
>> >
>> >Regards, Jim Moore
>> >
>> >
>> >Foundation for Building the Capital of the Poor
>> >
>> >Accra Mail (Accra)
>> >
>> >September 20, 2002
>> >Posted to the web September 20, 2002
>> >
>> >
>> >On Monday, 23rd September 2002, President J.A. Kufuor will launch the
>> >Foundation for Building the Capital of the Poor, an initiative developed by
>> >the government through the agency of the Ministry of Justice and the
>> >Institute for Liberty and Democracy, (ILD) Peru, founded by the renowned
>> >Peruvian economist, Dr. Hernando de Soto, who will arrive in the country on
>> >22nd September 2002 to participate in the launch.
>> >
>> >A press release from the Ministry of Justice said the purpose of the
>> >Foundation is to implement the property reform programme developed by Dr.
>> >de
>> >Soto who is also the author of the acclaimed book "The Mystery of Capital:
>> >Why Capitalism thrives in the West and fails everywhere else."
>> >
>> >The aim of the programe is to devise the legal means to assist in
>> >mobilising
>> >the assets held by the poor to facilitate their economic development and
>> >the
>> >development of the country as a whole. The Foundation will also establish a
>> >regional training in Accra for the benefit of other African countries
>> >interested in the property reform programme.
>> >
>> >The Foundation is supported by the UNDP.
>> >
>> >The release said the former president of the United States, Mr. Bill
>> >Clinton, has agreed to be a patron of the Foundation and will be the Guest
>> >of Honour at the launch, which will take place at the La Palm Royal Beach
>> >Hotel in Accra. He will arrive in the country on Sunday 22nd September
>> >2002.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Make new networks!
>> >
>> >Dr. James F. Moore
>> >Senior Fellow
>> >Harvard Law School
>> >Director, Open Economies
>> >Berkman Center for Internet and Society
>> >Baker House
>> >1587 Massachusetts Avenue
>> >Cambridge, MA 02138
>> >
>> >www.openeconomies.org
>> >jmoore@cyber.law.harvard.edu
>> >jmoore@geopartners.com
>> >Office phone number US 1 617 495-7547
>> >
>> >
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