The 2008 International Property Rights Index

The 2008 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) is an international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being. In order to incorporate and grasp the important aspects related to property rights protection, the Index focuses on three areas: Legal and Political Environment (LP), Physical Property Rights (PPR), and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The current study analyzes data for 115 countries around the globe, representing ninety-six percent of world GDP. Of great importance, the 2008 gauge incorporates data of PR protection from various sources, often directly obtained from expert surveys within the evaluated countries.  2008 International Property Rights Index  (Complete Report)  Table of Contents (Click on each section to view) Letter from Hernando de Soto Letter from Executive Director of the Property Rights Alliance Acknowledgements About the Author Foreward by Richard Epstein Introduction Property Rights and Economic Development Premise for Hernando de Soto Fellowship Program Index Composition and Coverage Results Case Studies IPRI and Gender Equality Data Sources Conclusion Appendix I: Overview of IPRI Scores Appendix II: Detailed Methodology and Data Source Information Appendix III: Regional Division of Countries References Hernando de Soto, President of the Institute of Liberty and Democracy (Lima, Peru) states that, "throughout the developing and post-Soviet world, most people still do not have access to the legal property system and are forced to operate outside the law in what we at the ILD call the “extralegal economy” in his foreward to the 2007 IPRI.  (To read Mr. De Soto's opening, click here).