Private property and public power : eminent domain in Philadelphia / Debbie Becher.

Contents Investment and government legitimacy -- The policy and politics of urban redevelopment -- Rhetoric without a cause: beyond libertarian and left cries of abuse -- American Street I: from badlands to promised lands -- American Street II: from promises to protests -- Jefferson Square I: competing visions of investment protection -- Jefferson Square II: legitimacy through reconciled visions -- Compensating for property by recognizing investments -- The politics of property.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 313-320) and index.
Genre/formCase studies.
LCCN 2014001399
ISBN9780199322541 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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