De Soto puts forth a compelling thesis and has a wonderful ability to explain himself to anyone of at least average intelligence. However, as a consequence, the book mainly focuses on the "big picture" and details about policy and implementation are scant. He tends to repeat himself very frequently ...
A very informative book about the situation in Peru, concerning the local work-force, which is organized to a great extent informally.Informality is the engine that keeps the country running (at least at the time the book is talking about, and surely quite a long time after).