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Bulldozed : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land / / Carla T. Main



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Autore: Main Carla T Visualizza persona
Titolo: Bulldozed : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land / / Carla T. Main Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Encounter Books, c2007
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (322 p.)
Disciplina: 343.73/0252
Soggetto topico: Eminent domain - United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Bulldozed  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-48776-0
9786612487767
1-59403-289-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824366003321
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