Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings Re-examined

Contents......Page 6 List of Figures and Tables......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 1 Introduction: Eminent Domain, Regulation, and the Takings Backlash......Page 12 2 Assembling Land for Urban Redevelopment: The Case for Owner Participation......Page 18 3 The Proper Uses of Eminent Domain for Urban Redevelopment: Is Eminent Domain Necessary?......Page 38 4 Compensation for Taking When Both Equity and Efficiency Matter......Page 66 5 How Fair Is Market Value? An Appraiser's Report of Temptations, Deficiencies, and Distortions in the Condemnation Process......Page 88 6 The Inadequacy of the Planning Process for Protecting Property Owners from the Abuse of Eminent Domain for Private Development......Page 100 7 The Limits of Backlash: Assessing the Political Response to Kelo......Page 112 8 Eminent Domain for Private Use: Is It Justified by Market Failure or an Example of Government Failure?......Page 160 9 Land Grab: Takings, the Market Process, and Regime Uncertainty......Page 184 10 The Adverse Environmental Consequences of Uncompensated Land-Use Controls......Page 198 11 Markets versus Takings and Regulation: Deciding the Future of the Past......Page 222 12 Below-Market Housing Mandates as Takings: Measuring Their Impact......Page 250 13 Conclusion: Instability and Inefficiency Are the Inevitable Results of Government Planning and Regulatory Implementation......Page 268 About the Contributors......Page 312 Index......Page 316