Excerpt from A Concise Treatise on Mortgages, Pledges, and Liens Since the First Edition of this Work on Mortgages was published in 1897, there have been a very great number of cases decided on this branch of the Law. In the present issue these decisions (including those of the Irish Courts) reported up to the beginning of August, 1911, have been incorporated. In addition, the various Statutes passed since 1897 which touch upon the Law of Mortgage have been duly considered and commented upon. The clear and concise method of treatment adopted by the Author in the First Edition has been closely followed, while the Work itself has been considerably enlarged and in some parts rewritten. The whole volume has been subjected to careful revision. Throughout the preparation of this edition the Object has, been to make the Work complete and comprehensive; to include every point, whilst keeping the volume within reasonable limits. The thanks of the Editor are due to Mr. Roger E. Willcocks, Of the Middle Temple, for the work of revising the proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Zhang argues that property institutions in preindustrial China and England were a cause of China's lagging development in preindustrial times.