s , ▁his ▁inst itute , ▁the ▁I LD , ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁do z ens ▁of ▁countries . ▁He ads ▁of ▁state ▁in ▁over ▁ 3 5 ▁countries ▁have ▁sought ▁the ▁I LD ' s ▁services ▁to ▁discuss ▁how ▁I LD ' s ▁theories ▁on ▁property ▁rights ▁could ▁potentially ▁improve ▁their ▁econom ies . ▁ ▁The ▁impact ▁of ▁de ▁S oto ' s ▁inst itute ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁development — on ▁political ▁leaders , ▁exper ts ▁and ▁multi - l ater al ▁organizations — is ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁acknowled ged . ▁For ▁example : ▁ ▁The ▁I LD ' s ▁institution al ▁reform ▁program ▁has ▁attract ed ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁strateg ically ▁key ▁nations ▁concerned ▁with ▁internal ▁conflict ▁and ▁terror ism . ▁ ▁The ▁I LD ▁has ▁designed ▁successful ▁re forms ▁that ▁have ▁inspired ▁major ▁initi atives ▁in ▁former ▁client ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Egypt , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁H ond uras ▁and ▁T anz ania . ▁ ▁The ▁I LD ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁authority ▁in ▁understanding ▁extra legal ▁econom ies , ▁influen cing ▁the ▁protocol s ▁of ▁large ▁mult il ater al ▁organizations ▁by ▁helping ▁them ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁real ities ▁that ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁ex cluded ▁face , ▁day ▁to ▁day . ▁These ▁include ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Commission ▁for ▁Leg al ▁Emp ower ment ▁of ▁the ▁Po or , ▁the ▁Inter - American ▁Development ▁Bank ▁( ID B ), ▁USA ID ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ,