The guardian of every other right a constitutional history of property rights

This title chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls. It book emphasizes the interplay of law, politics, ideology, and economic change in shaping constitu...

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Main Author: Ely, James W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, 2008
Edition:3rd ed
Series:Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights / Bicentennial essays on the Bill of Rights
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This title chronicles the pivotal role of property rights in fashioning the American constitutional order from the colonial era to the current controversies over eminent domain and land use controls. It book emphasizes the interplay of law, politics, ideology, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights
Physical Description:xiii, 216 p. ill
ISBN:9780199851508
0199851506