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Abuse of power : how the government misuses eminent domain / Steven Greenhut.

Title
Abuse of power : how the government misuses eminent domain / Steven Greenhut.
Author
Greenhut, Steven.
Publication
Santa Ana, Calif. : Seven Locks Press, c2004.

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Description
xvi, 311 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
An exploration of eminent domain looks at the concept of "public use," the injustice and unfairness inherent in the definition when it is based on tax revenue, and the people who are fighting back to preserve their property rights.
Alternative Title
How the government misuses eminent domain
Subject
  • Eminent domain > United States
  • Land use > Law and legislation > United States
  • Right of property > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-301) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Eminent domain is theft by another name -- We're from the government and we're here for your property -- Unjust compensation -- Property rights are human rights -- The new urban renewal: as bad as the old urban renewal -- The eminent domain mentality -- God doesn't pay taxes -- Corporate welfare queens -- The media finally wake up -- Fighting back and winning.
ISBN
1931643377
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library