Private property and public power : eminent domain in Philadelphia
Becher, Deborah LynnAuthor
This volume explores the legitimacy of government involvement in private economic actions by presenting a study of property takings. In the first comprehensive study of a city's eminent-domain acquisitions, Debbie Becher explores which properties Philadelphia pursued for private redevelopment and how stakeholders decided that government actions were either a use or abuse of power.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explores the legitimacy of government involvement in private economic actions by presenting a study of property takings. In the first comprehensive study of a city's eminent-domain acquisitions, Debbie Becher explores which properties Philadelphia pursued for private redevelopment and how stakeholders decided that government actions were either a use or abuse of power.
Description based on print version record.
Urban renewal
Eminent domain
Homeowners
Real estate investment
City planning
Land use, Urban
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences
Communities - Urban Groups