john hall johnhallevergonet reasons dont government land cant convert without army lawyers cases originally owners didnt right subdivide subdivide anyway interesting note several centuries japan death sentence sell land sold anyway kept records us eventually got quite friendly squatters adverse possession integrated extralegal arrangements spontaneous social contracts official law mr long think youd particularly enjoy de soto work original message forkadminxentcom mailtoforkadminxentcom behalf dave long sent tuesday august 20 2002 217 pm forkspamassassintaintorg subject curse indias socialism philippines getting legal title take 20 years egypt 80 population cairo lives places officially illegal situation egypt anything like situation philippines people due strange desire jobs squat land dont people able buy land capitalism must healthy triumphant need many capitalists well major landowners india independence dave us friendly capitalists adverse possession supposed take 5 years much owe frontiers heck egypt didnt pretty much invent geometry millenia ago keep track property lines httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork wed 21 aug 2002 111818 0700 property rights