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Autore |
Main Carla T |
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Titolo |
Bulldozed [[electronic resource] ] : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land / / Carla T. Main |
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New York, : Encounter Books, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-48776-0 |
9786612487767 |
1-59403-289-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Eminent domain - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The fish house -- The mystery fax -- April fools -- On the river -- Madison's beef, Webster's showdown -- Blight, beauty, bounty -- Kelo -- The Kelo backlash -- Democracy, Freeport style -- Misery loves company -- Tearing the town in two. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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No domestic policy issue more angers or galvanizes the public than the controversy over eminent domain-the taking of private property for public use. The stakes in this always controversial procedure have been dramatically raised in recent years as eminent domain has been used to fund private development. As the notorious Kelo case in New London, CT demonstrated last year. The practice of using eminent domain to enrich municipalities is an incendiary issue. Veteran journalist, Carla Main, takes a hard look at this practice and delivers an incisive expose that is sure to be widely read and |
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