In an effort to understand the reasons for and consequences of the political backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. New London, this book brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who explore the uses and abuses of eminent domain and regulatory takings.

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Bruce L. Benson is a Senior Fellow at The Independent Institute, the DeVoe Moore Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at Florida State University, and Contributing Editor of The Independent Review.

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Eminent Domain, Regulation, and the Takings Backlash - Bruce L. Benson * PROPOSED CONSTRAINTS ON THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS * Assembling Land for Urban Redevelopment - Steven J. Eagle * The Proper Uses of Eminent Domain for Urban Redevelopment - Samuel R. Staley * COMPENSATOIN ISSUES IN THEORY AND PRACTICE * Compensation for Taking When Both Equity and Efficiency Matter - Paul Niemann and Perry Shapiro * How Fair is Market Value? - Wallace Kaufman * EMINENT DOMAIN FROM A PUBLIC CHOICE PERSPECTIVE * The Inadequacy of the Planning Process for Protecting Property Owners from the Abuse of Eminent Domain for Private Development. - Scott G. Bullock * The Limits of Backlash - Ilya Somin * Eminent Domain for Private Use - Bruce L. Benson and Matthew Brown * SPILLOVER COSTS OF TAKINGS * Land Grab - Peter J. Boettke, Christopher J. Coyne and Peter T. Leeson * The Adverse Environmental Consequences of Uncompensated Land-Use Controls - Jonathan H. Adler * Markets versus Takings and Regulation - Matthew Brown and Richard L. Stroup * Below-Market Housing Mandates - Tom Means, Edward Stringham and Edward Lopez * Instability and Inefficiency Are the Inevitable Results of Government Planning and Regulatory Implementation - Bruce L. Benson