Kelo and its discontents: The worst (of best?) thing to happen to property rights

Independent Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-416

  López, Edward J ^a   Totah, Sasha M ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGAL SYSTEM; LEGISLATION; POLICY STRATEGY; POWER RELATIONS; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY RIGHTS; PUBLIC ACCESS; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

CONNECTICUT; NEW LONDON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846219045     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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