Institutional Foundations of Impersonal Exchange: Theory and Policy of Contractual RegistriesUniversity of Chicago Press, 15.09.2012 - 320 Seiten Governments and development agencies spend considerable resources building property and company registries to protect property rights. When these efforts succeed, owners feel secure enough to invest in their property and banks are able use it as collateral for credit. Similarly, firms prosper when entrepreneurs can transform their firms into legal entities and thus contract more safely. Unfortunately, developing registries is harder than it may seem to observers, especially in developed countries, where registries are often taken for granted. As a result, policies in this area usually disappoint. Benito Arruñada aims to avoid such failures by deepening our understanding of both the value of registries and the organizational requirements for constructing them. Presenting a theory of how registries strengthen property rights and reduce transaction costs, he analyzes the major trade-offs and proposes principles for successfully building registries in countries at different stages of development. Arruñada focuses on land and company registries, explaining the difficulties they face, including current challenges like the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and the dubious efforts made in developing countries toward universal land titling. Broadening the account, he extends his analytical framework to other registries, including intellectual property and organized exchanges of financial derivatives. With its nuanced presentation of the theoretical and practical implications, Institutional Foundations of Impersonal Exchange significantly expands our understanding of how public registries facilitate economic growth. |
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ONE The Role of Verifiable Contract Publicity in Impersonal Trade | 15 |
TWO Institutions for Facilitating Property Transactions | 43 |
THREE Institutions for Facilitating Business Transactions | 76 |
FOUR Strategic Issues for Creating Contractual Registries | 108 |
FIVE The Choice of Title and Registration Systems | 132 |
SIX Conveyancing and Documentary Formalization | 168 |
SEVEN Organizational Challenges | 193 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS | 229 |
Notes | 235 |
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