Private Property Rights:
The Economic Foundation of a Free Society
2008 EFN Asia International Conference

18th - 19th September 2008
Li Seng Giap Auditorium, University of Asia and the Pacific, Manila, Philippines

Hosted by Economic Freedom Network Asia (EFN Asia), Center for Research and Communication (CRC), Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), and Philippine Economic Society (PES)

RELEVANCE

It has become universally accepted that property rights influence incentives and behaviour. Because economists and policy makers believe that individuals respond to motivation, property rights become a tool for promoting economic development by attracting more effort, businesses and capital. Private property enhances individual freedom by giving ownership and control of property to people.

Nevertheless, property rights vary depending on several circumstances. In a region like Asia where the socio-political, economic and geological divergence is great, the levels and extent of property rights undoubtedly differ. When the rights are not well defined or consistently protected, individual freedom is eroded and market failures result.

It is important to understand the situation in our region. Topics of interest included:

1. The Meaning of Property Rights: Legal and Economic Perspectives
2. Property Rights in Asia: Forms, Changes and Challenges
3. State-Owned Property
4. Property Rights' Indices
5. Property Rights and Individual Liberty

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