Generally it is thought that assignment of property rights leads to efficient use of resources. We noted two cases however (the Latifundio-minifundio system in Latin America, and tenant farming in Asia) where property rights lead to inefficient use of land. Explain why.

This could be due a number of factors.

1 Externality effect

2 There could also be market failure, when property rights are not properly defined.

Externality is the effect of a third party on a property right, when all parties cannot come to an agreeable resolution on properties this could lead to inefficient use of land.

Also when the property rights are not put in place its difficult to come to a resolution that satisfies all parties.