Property Rights

1. Introduction
Bruce L. Benson

2. Assembling Land for Urban Redevelopment
Steven J. Eagle

3. The Proper Uses of Eminent Domain for Urban Redevelopment
Samuel R. Staley

4. Compensation for Taking When Both Equity and Efficiency Matter
Paul Niemann, Perry Shapiro

5. How Fair is Market Value? An Appraiser’s Report of Temptations, Deficiencies, and Distortions in the Condemnation Process
Wallace Kaufman

6. The Inadequacy of the Planning Process for Protecting Property Owners from the Abuse of Eminent Domain for Private Development
Scott G. Bullock

7. The Limits of Backlash
Ilya Somin

8. Eminent Domain for Private Use
Bruce L. Benson, Matthew Brown

9. Land Grab
Peter J. Boettke, Christopher J. Coyne, Peter T. Leeson

10. The Adverse Environmental Consequences of Uncompensated Land-Use Controls
Jonathan H. Adler

11. Markets versus Takings and Regulation
Matthew Brown, Richard L. Stroup

12. Below-Market Housing Mandates as Takings
Thomas Means, Edward Stringham, Edward J. López

13. Conclusion
Bruce L. Benson

Keywords: Economics, Development Economics