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Article: Eminent domain and economic development: striking a balance: eminent domain is a long-standing and powerful tool of local governments. It is also one of the most controversial, particularly in minority and low-income communities.
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- Partners in Community and Economic Development
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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Some critics of eminent domain argue that it allows local governments to ignore private property rights, and others contend it provides an opportunity for government to take from those who have the least and give to those who have money and power, all in the name of economic development. A 2005 Supreme Court decision has made eminent domain one of the hottest topics across the country, and one that is of particular importance in the current debate surrounding rebuilding the City of New Orleans.
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