In
Latin America it is difficult for ordinary citizens to get legal title to
land. Farmers and urban squatters are often prevented from owning their farm
or home by the government bureaucracy. Hernando de Soto, a Peruvian
economist, has proposed that if governments would streamline their property
laws, literally millions of their citizens could be lifted out of poverty.
This class discusses the indispensible role of clear and enforceable
property rights in a market economy.
Online registration is currently closed,
please email
audreym@ccee.net or call 303-752-2323 to
check on
availability
Date:November 14, 2009
(register by: November 9)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Young Americans Bank, 3505 E. 1st Ave., 80206
Class Fee: $40 (payable to CCEE with registration)
Optional Credit Fee: ˝ CU
grad. sem.
credit hours, $25.
Payable to CU online. Full day attendance is
required to receive credit.
Faculty:
Lee Alston, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder;
and
Jay Grenawalt, Heritage High School
Includes:Mystery of Capital book by Hernando
deSoto, Eusebio’s Dream DVD,
and lunch
Support provided by:
In-kind support provided by:
The Colorado Council for Economic Education has affiliated Centers at the
following:
In
Latin America it is difficult for ordinary citizens to get legal title to
land. Farmers and urban squatters are often prevented from owning their farm
or home by the government bureaucracy. Hernando de Soto, a Peruvian
economist, has proposed that if governments would streamline their property
laws, literally millions of their citizens could be lifted out of poverty.
This class discusses the indispensible role of clear and enforceable
property rights in a market economy. 
