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Frank AU (2007), "A Case for Simple Laws", In The Mystery of Capital and the New Philosophy of Social Reality. , pp. 288. Open Court.

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Abstract: I start with de Soto's thesis that the poor of the world would prefer capitalism if they could obtain it at a reasonable price. De Soto points out that poor countries lack the institutions to convert their wealth into working capital. The laws are in place in nearly all countries: there are laws defining ownership in land, land registration, and mortgages. These laws are just notbr>used. Why?br>The laws are in place but that is not enough to allow their usage; multiple cooperating participants are necessary to create capital from valuable assets. When we focus on land, we find that capitalization requires a cooperation of land registration, banking system and courts of law. For effective utilization of the opportunities afforded by the law a general understanding of legal issues is necessary; the legal system must correspond in complexity to general education and specialized legal knowledge available.br>I argue that the concentration on technical issues when advising countries of the third world is misguided; the question is not whether the legal organization is in place, but whether it can be effectively used and at what cost. It seems that some of the legal institutions in the world carry a very high price tag and make them inaccessible to the poor. These institutions create inequality and limit freedom of action which is considered by Amartya Sen as the most important agent to development. The history of European saving and loan cooperatives in the late 18th and first half of the 19th century provide instructive models how to convert wealth into capital. Following these models the creation of capitalization methods should be achieved in the informal sector of the third world.

BibTeX:

@incollection{Frank2007b,

  author = {Frank, Andrew U.},
  editor = {Smith, B. and Ehrlich, Isaac and Mark, D.},
  title = {A Case for Simple Laws},
  booktitle = {The Mystery of Capital and the New Philosophy of Social Reality},
  publisher = {Open Court},
  year = {2007},
  pages = {288},
  url = {http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/pub-geo_2009.pdf},
  file = {docs/docs3/3863_simple_laws_paper_v10.pdf}
}

Frank AU (1995), "Surveying Education for the Future", Geomatica. Vol. 49(3), pp. 273-282.

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@article{Frank1995e,

  author = {Frank, A. U.},
  title = {Surveying Education for the Future},
  journal = {Geomatica},
  year = {1995},
  volume = {49},
  number = {3},
  pages = {273--282},
  file = {docs/docs1/1976_Education.pdf}
}

Kemp KK, Kuhn W and Frank AU (1993), "Making High-Quality GIS Education Accessible: A European Initiative", Geo Info Systems. Vol. 3(4), pp. 50-52.

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Abstract: At the Technical University of Vienna, a major European Community funded initiative is creating a new approach to continuing education in GIS for professionals.

BibTeX:

@article{Kemp1993g,

  author = {Kemp, Karen K. and Kuhn, Werner and Frank, Andrew U.},
  title = {Making High-Quality GIS Education Accessible: A European Initiative},
  journal = {Geo Info Systems},
  year = {1993},
  volume = {3},
  number = {4},
  pages = {50--52},
  file = {docs/docsH/kkwkafmaking93.pdf}
}

Frank AU and Onsrud H (1989), "Surveying, Mapping, and Land Informations Systems Education in the United States", Geo-Informations-Systeme. Vol. 2(2, February)

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@article{Frank1989e,

  author = {Frank, Andrew U. and Onsrud, Harlan},
  title = {Surveying, Mapping, and Land Informations Systems Education in the United States},
  journal = {Geo-Informations-Systeme},
  year = {1989},
  volume = {2},
  number = {2, February},
  file = {docs/docsH/hoafsurveyml89.pdf}
}

Frank AU (1985), "Computer Education for Surveying Engineers", Canadian Surveyor. Vol. 39(4), pp. 323-331.

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BibTeX:

@article{Frank1985e,

  author = {Frank, Andrew U.},
  title = {Computer Education for Surveying Engineers},
  journal = {Canadian Surveyor},
  year = {1985},
  volume = {39},
  number = {4},
  pages = {323--331},
  file = {docs/docs_afxxx/afcompedse85.pdf}
}

Frank AU (1985), "Macintosh: Rethinking computer education for engineering students", Computers in Education. , pp. 405-409.

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BibTeX:

@article{Frank1985j,

  author = {Frank, A. U.},
  title = {Macintosh: Rethinking computer education for engineering students},
  journal = {Computers in Education},
  year = {1985},
  pages = {405--409},
  file = {docs/docs_afxxx/afmacintosh85.pdf}
}

Frank AU (1984), "Education and research to promote Land Information Systems", University of Maine. Orono, Me

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BibTeX:

@unpublished{FrankEducation84,

  author = {Andrew U. Frank},
  title = {Education and research to promote Land Information Systems},
  year = {1984},
  file = {docs/docsA/Frank_UMO_Sep0884.pdf}
}