The determination of the “true” property boundary in planned development: a Coasian analysis

Lawrence W. C. Lai (), Stephen N. G. Davies (), K. W. Chau (), Ken S. T. Ching (), Mark H. Chua (), H. F. Leung () and Frank T. Lorne ()
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Lawrence W. C. Lai: University of Hong Kong
Stephen N. G. Davies: University of Hong Kong
K. W. Chau: University of Hong Kong
Ken S. T. Ching: University of Hong Kong
Mark H. Chua: University of Hong Kong
H. F. Leung: University of Hong Kong
Frank T. Lorne: University of Hong Kong

The Annals of Regional Science, 2018, vol. 61, issue 3, No 8, 579-599

Abstract: Abstract This interdisciplinary paper, informed by research and practices in neo-institutional economics, property law and land surveying, is an exploratory account of the boundary as (a) the ontological foundation of private property in land and boundary dispute resolution, and (b) as a pre-contractual condition of any Coasian exchange of rights for planned urban development and space-relevant innovations. Under conditions of positive transaction costs according to the third Coase Theorem, with the help of real-life examples, the paper explains the choice of using the courts, instead of the market, as a means of resolving disputes over land boundaries. It does so in terms of two land surveying and three economic reasons. The surveying reasons are historical and cartographical. The economics reasons relate to the price level of land, the transaction costs of enforcing dispute resolutions and the externalities of land boundary determination.

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Date: 2018
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