De Soto and his ILD colleagues trained Salvadorans to set up a system of titling.

FORBES: A New Kind of Entitlement

De Soto and his colleagues at ILD trained Salvadorans to set up a system of titling.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The ILD was celebrated in Balochistan this year on 18th of September instead of 8th.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

To investigate the problem further and, perhaps, find a remedy, De Soto founded the ILD, eventually getting funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

FORBES: A New Kind of Entitlement

With the support of then-president Alan Garcia and his successor, Alberto Fujimori, the ILD created a plan for Peru's poor to get title to land and businesses more quickly and efficiently.

FORBES: A New Kind of Entitlement