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Preface p. xi

Introduction p. 3
Migration p. 7
A Hostile Reception p. 10
From Migrants to Informals p. 11
Informal Housing p. 17
The Informal Acquisition of Property p. 19
The Historical Evolution of Informal Housing p. 33
The Long March toward Private Property p. 55
Informal Trade p. 59
Types of Informal Trade p. 62
The Historical Evolution of Informal Trade p. 75
The March toward Markets p. 91
Informal Transport p. 93
Types of Informal Transport p. 94
The Historical Evolution of Informal Transport p. 105
The Mystery of Cyclical Bankruptcies p. 124

The Costs and Importance of the Law p. 131
The Costs of Formality p. 132
The Costs of Access p. 133
The Costs of Informality p. 151
The National Economic Consequences of the Costs of Formality and Informality p. 173
The Law as a Determinant of Development p. 177
The Redistributive Tradition p. 189
The Parallel with Mercantilism p. 201
The Characteristics of Mercantilism p. 201
Peru: A Mercantilist Country? p. 208
The Decline of Mercantilism and the Emergence of Informals p. 210
Collapse p. 220
Conclusion p. 231
The Social Relevance of Legal Institutions p. 231
Violence p. 233
The Survival of Mercantilism p. 235
Political Voluntarism p. 237
Left- and Right-Wing Mercantilists p. 239
The Promise of Human Capital p. 242
An Agenda for Change p. 244
Final Remarks p. 255
Epilogue p. 259
Appendix p. 262
Index p. 265