In the world we live in today, where capitalism has such power in
almost every aspect of our lives, it is important to understand the power
that land capital can bring and its importance in dealing with the causes
of poverty and allowing communities to solve their own land tenure and housing problems. At the same time, it is important to understand
the dangers that market-based tools can present to poor communities
and to understand how to use the more conventional social wealth and
collectivity of communities to deal with market forces that generally
marginalize or exclude them.