Like Ireland it had a runaway real-estate boom that has left its banking system with a pile of sour property loans.
He does business only in places with a stable government and a legal system that protects the property rights of foreigners.
After joining the WTO in late 2001, China set up a nationwide court system for dealing with intellectual property right issues.
And if, as the paper implies, anything other than weak protection reduces innovation then we had really rather better have a system with only weak protection and thus weak property rights.
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The 2.5-acre property has a 51-panel solar system with a 20-year assignable contract with utility company Xcel Energy.
Each system contains a unique code to help police reunite owners with their property if it is stolen.
From the main road to the front door, the area surrounding the property is lined with paver stone and protected by a gated entry and security system.
The property has a large garden area for outdoor entertaining with a fire pit and sound system.
Data from China Real Estate Index System showed that property prices in 72 cities posted a decline in February compared with January, whereas prices in 27 cities rose.
McCaw also has intellectual property rights to a system that connects low-orbit satellite systems like Iridium with midaltitude projects like ICO.
On June 20, 2011 a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision demonstrating the way in which the U.S. legal system continues to struggle with the digital revolution, a revolution that is undermining securities regulation, intellectual property law, and even the basics of tort law.
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Murphy says the original design plans were recently discovered, showing how the property was rigged with 200-kilowatt generators, massive air-intake tunnels and a custom ventilation system to be used in the face of disaster.
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