Property Rights and the Common Good

Land use policy goes to the heart of local government planning for healthy and prosperous societies, which would be thwarted without the power of eminent domain.6 Improving rundown urban areas can diminish some of the more intractable problems of slum living: alcohol and drug abuse, firearm and othe...

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Published in:The Hastings Center report 2006-09, Vol.36 (5), p.10-11
Main Author: Gostin, Lawrence O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bioethics
Decision making
Economic aspects
Economic development
Eminent domain
Entrepreneurs
Environmental economics
Free markets
Government
Government regulation
Hazardous materials
Homeowners
Humans
Land use
Laws, regulations and rules
Ownership - legislation & jurisprudence
Poverty
Private Sector
Property rights
Public good
Public Sector
Right of property
Social Justice
Social Welfare
Supreme Court decisions
Tax revenues
United States
Urban areas
Vulnerable Populations
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Summary:Land use policy goes to the heart of local government planning for healthy and prosperous societies, which would be thwarted without the power of eminent domain.6 Improving rundown urban areas can diminish some of the more intractable problems of slum living: alcohol and drug abuse, firearm and other violence, lead exposure in children, contamination of drinking water, asthma from cockroaches, exposure to pests and toxins, and a dearth of facilities for nutritious food, recreation, and exercise.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
1552-146X
DOI:10.1353/hcr.2006.0076