Linking property rights and capital accumulation in the Philippines

Department/Unit

Social Development Research Center

Document Type

Article

Source Title

DLSU Business and Economics Review

Volume

24

Issue

1

First Page

27

Last Page

34

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

This study investigates the link between property rights and capital accumulation in the context of poverty alleviation in the Philippines. Property rights are represented by the provision of land titles to those informal settlers while capital accumulation is concretely manifested through access to credit. The study focuses on explaining how provisions of land titles to the poor affect their access to credit and therefore improvement in life conditions. A former community of informal settlers in the City of Taguig, Philippines was chosen in the study to shed evidence using a case study design. Remarkably, the results signify notable relationship between the provisions of land titles and improved life conditions among the poor. © 2014 by De La Salle University, Philippines.

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Keywords

Right of property--Philippines; Poverty--Philippines—Prevention; Squatter settlements--Philippines; Saving and investment--Philippines; Poor--Philippines--Social conditions

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