From: Phillip Gawlowski Date: 2008-05-17T01:58:05+09:00 Subject: Re: 7 Ruby Programming ebook -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dave Thomas wrote: | It hurts countries internally, too. Without effective property rights, | it's very hard for people to raise capital (as you can't use assets as | collateral). And without an efficient capital market, two things happen. | First, economic progress is slowed dramatically, as no one wants to | invest. Second, much of the economy moves underground, which in the long | term builds crime and hinders mobility. de Soto's book is a fascinating | read. Yep. And there is no easy way out of that vicious circle, either. - -- Phillip Gawlowski Twitter: twitter.com/cynicalryan Blog: http://justarubyist.blogspot.com Youth is a period of missed opportunities without the glory of knowing what ~ was missed. ~ -- Cyril Connolly, "Journal and Memoir" 1983 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkgtvRwACgkQbtAgaoJTgL+/kQCfSG4wX8qxYrW2l7Bm/4VH3DHF HNgAn3TMBpaoTsMLUGRtJ80vAav4SAfU =It19 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----