0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Browse All Departments
  • All Departments
Price
  • R1,000 - R2,500 (1)
  • R2,500 - R5,000 (1)
  • -
Status
Brand

Showing 1 - 2 of 2 matches in All Departments

Private Property and Public Power - Eminent Domain in Philadelphia (Hardcover): Debbie Becher Private Property and Public Power - Eminent Domain in Philadelphia (Hardcover)
Debbie Becher
R3,844 Discovery Miles 38 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When governments use eminent domain to transfer property between private owners, Americans are outraged-or so most media and academic accounts would have us believe. But these accounts obscure a much more complex reality in American conceptions of property. In this book, Debbie Becher presents the first comprehensive study of a city's eminent domain acquisitions, exploring how and why the City of Philadelphia took properties between 1992 and 2007 and which takings led to protests. She uses original data-collected from city offices and interviews with over a hundred residents, business owners, community leaders, government representatives, attorneys, and appraisers-to explore how eminent domain really works. Becher surprises readers by finding that the city took over 4,000 private properties, or one out of every hundred such properties in Philadelphia, during her study period. Furthermore, these takings only rarely provoked opposition-a fact that established views on property are ill-equipped to explain. To investigate how Americans judge the legitimacy of eminent domain, Becher devotes several chapters to two highly controversial sets of takings for redevelopment projects. The American Street takings were intended to win popular support for redevelopment and initially succeeded in doing so, but it ended as a near total failure and embarrassment. The Jefferson Square takings initially faced vociferous opposition, but they eventually earned residents' approval and became a political showpiece. Becher uncovers evidence that Americans judge eminent domain through a social conception of property as an investment of value, committed over time, that government is responsible for protecting. This conception has never been described in sociological, legal, political, or economic scholarship, and it stands in stark contrast to the arguments of libertarian and left-leaning activists and academics. But recognizing property as investment, Becher argues, may offer a firm new foundation for more progressive urban policies.

Private Property and Public Power - Eminent Domain in Philadelphia (Paperback): Debbie Becher Private Property and Public Power - Eminent Domain in Philadelphia (Paperback)
Debbie Becher
R1,090 Discovery Miles 10 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When governments use eminent domain to transfer property between private owners, Americans are outraged-or so most media and academic accounts would have us believe. But these accounts obscure a much more complex reality in American conceptions of property. In this book, Debbie Becher presents the first comprehensive study of a city's eminent domain acquisitions, exploring how and why the City of Philadelphia took properties between 1992 and 2007 and which takings led to protests. She uses original data-collected from city offices and interviews with over a hundred residents, business owners, community leaders, government representatives, attorneys, and appraisers-to explore how eminent domain really works. Becher surprises readers by finding that the city took over 4,000 private properties, or one out of every hundred such properties in Philadelphia, during her study period. Furthermore, these takings only rarely provoked opposition-a fact that established views on property are ill-equipped to explain. To investigate how Americans judge the legitimacy of eminent domain, Becher devotes several chapters to two highly controversial sets of takings for redevelopment projects. The American Street takings were intended to win popular support for redevelopment and initially succeeded in doing so, but it ended as a near total failure and embarrassment. The Jefferson Square takings initially faced vociferous opposition, but they eventually earned residents' approval and became a political showpiece. Becher uncovers evidence that Americans judge eminent domain through a social conception of property as an investment of value, committed over time, that government is responsible for protecting. This conception has never been described in sociological, legal, political, or economic scholarship, and it stands in stark contrast to the arguments of libertarian and left-leaning activists and academics. But recognizing property as investment, Becher argues, may offer a firm new foundation for more progressive urban policies.

Free Delivery
Pinterest Twitter Facebook Google+
You may like...
Deadpool 2 - Super Duper Cut
Ryan Reynolds Blu-ray disc R52 Discovery Miles 520
John C. Maxwell Undated Planner
Paperback R469 R315 Discovery Miles 3 150
Speak Now - Taylor's Version
Taylor Swift CD R500 Discovery Miles 5 000
By Way Of Deception
Amir Tsarfati, Steve Yohn Paperback  (1)
R250 R206 Discovery Miles 2 060
The Lion King - Blu-Ray + DVD
Blu-ray disc R330 Discovery Miles 3 300
1 Litre Unicorn Waterbottle
R99 R70 Discovery Miles 700
Home Classix Silicone Flower Design Mat…
R49 R37 Discovery Miles 370
Konix Naruto Gamepad for Nintendo Switch…
R699 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110
Robert - A Queer And Crooked Memoir For…
Robert Hamblin Paperback  (1)
R335 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880
Faber-Castell Junior Triangular Colour…
R86 R79 Discovery Miles 790

 

Partners