Eminent Domain A Comparative Perspective [Paperback]

A collection of essays that examines the use and abuse of eminent domain across the world.The taking of private property for development projects has often caused controversy when used to benefit powerful interests at the expense of the general public. This collection of essays analyzes the use and abuse of eminent domain in nations across the world, including Germany, the US, Taiwan, and South Korea.The taking of private property for development projects has often caused controversy when used to benefit powerful interests at the expense of the general public. This collection of essays analyzes the use and abuse of eminent domain in nations across the world, including Germany, the US, Taiwan, and South Korea.The taking of private property for development projects has caused controversy in many nations, where it has often been used to benefit powerful interests at the expense of the general public. This edited collection is the first to use a common framework to analyze the law and economics of eminent domain around the world. The authors show that seemingly disparate nations face a common set of problems in seeking to regulate the condemnation of private property by the state. They include the tendency to forcibly displace the poor and politically weak for the benefit of those with greater influence, disputes over compensation, and resort to condemnation in cases where it destroys more economic value than it creates. With contributions from leading scholars in the fields of property law and economics, the book offers a comparative perspective and considers a wide range of possible solutions to these problems.1. Taking law from an economic perspective Hans-Bernd Sch?fer; 2. Eminent domain in the United States Ilya Somin; 3. Direct expropriation: the multi-layered legal protection in Europe Anne van Aaken; 4. Eminent domain law in Taiwan: new law, old practice? Yun-chien Chang; 5. Compulsory land acquisition in developing countries: shifting paradigm or entrenched leglS