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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Main, Carla T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eminent domain--United States.

Eminent domain.

Kelo, Susette--Trials, litigation, etc.

Kelo, Susette.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Encounter Books, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-292) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48776-0

9786612487767

1-59403-289-0

OCLC:

609854259