02387nam 2200553 a 450 991082436600332120200520144314.01-282-48776-097866124877671-59403-289-0(CKB)2670000000013311(EBL)478700(OCoLC)609854259(SSID)ssj0000357452(PQKBManifestationID)11252008(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357452(PQKBWorkID)10352367(PQKB)11066484(MiAaPQ)EBC478700(Au-PeEL)EBL478700(CaPaEBR)ebr10330777(CaONFJC)MIL248776(EXLCZ)99267000000001331120070312d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBulldozed "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land /Carla T. Main1st ed.New York Encounter Booksc20071 online resource (322 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59403-193-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.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.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 andEminent domainUnited StatesEminent domain343.73/0252Main Carla T1659576MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824366003321Bulldozed4014298UNINA