The 2011 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 129 countries around the globe, representing ninety-seven percent of world GDP. Of great importance, the 2011 gauge incorporates data of PR protection from various sources, often directly obtained from expert surveys within the evaluated countries.
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Letter from Hernando DeSoto
Letter from the Executive Director
Foreword by Richard E. Wagner
Acknowledgements
Premise of the Hernando de Soto Fellowship Program
About the Author
About the Contributors
About the 2011 International Property Rights Index
Partners
Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter II: Property Rights and Economic Development
Chapter III: Index Composition
Chapter IV: Results
IPRI Ranking
Ranking by Index Core Components
Changes in Scores (2009-2010)
Regional Distribution of IPRI
IPRI and Economic Outcomes
Regression Analysis
Conclusion
Chapter V: Case Studies
Immigration and Property
Creating Indigenous Property Rights: The Nisga'a Landholding Transition Act
A Half Century of Land Reform: Nepal's Experience
The Coase Theorem and Informal Property Rights
Hong Kong: Sidestepping Property Rights in Preservation
Chapter VI: IPRI and Gender Equality
Chapter VII: Data Sources
Appendix I: Country Profiles
Appendix II: Detailed Methodology and Data Source Information
Appendix III: Regional Division of Countries
Reference List
Endnotes
