Chinese markets plunged last spring when Chinese leaders confirmed that overheating was indeed a problem and imposed limits on lending by government-owned banks and restricted land-use and environmental approvals for many projects.
While Mexico is well known for restricting land ownership of beachfront homes and property near the coast, the rules in some Central American countries are less restrictive.
India's government, for example, tightly restricts land use, making new construction costly and modern housing extremely expensive.In rich countries restrictions on the supply of housing can be just as pernicious.
Himachal Pradesh, then governed by the Indian National Congress party, supported the project at first, agreeing to lease Mr. Sims forest land for skiing and to exempt him from a law that restricts land ownership.
The easements restrict land use by prohibiting development and thus reduce crushing tax burdens for land owners, allowing them to retain full possession of the land so it can remain undeveloped.
Legislative regulation such as the Hedgerows Act 1997 (HM Government 1997) also restrict land owners ability to take advantage of particular opportunity costs, making them largely inappropriate for some options.
Pomfret, Sterling and Eastford, all in Windham County, have also managed to survive without restricting land use, the thought being that we're all neighbors, we're all reasonable people who want the best for the community.
Thai law still restricts land ownership by foreigners.
Designed to guide forest management of federal lands while protecting old-growth forest habitat for endangered species such as the Northern spotted owl, the plan restricted the land available for timber harvest.
Local laws restricted access to land for large stores, existing retailers colluded on prices and incumbent chains pressed suppliers to boycott cheaper competitors.
