Property, Power, and American Democracy [Hardcover]

David Schultz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1560000384 | ISBN-13: 978-1560000389 | Publication Date: January 1, 1992

This timely volume examines the changing political and constitutional statues of eminent domain and property rights decisions. Schultz argues that we need to rethink the nature of property rights by askign what purpose they serve in American Society and whether they deserve special legal and judicial protection against legislative interference.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560000384
• ISBN-13: 978-1560000389
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,744,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Schultz is professor in the School of Business at Hamline University and at the University of Minnesota Law School where he is a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Law and Politics. Professor Schultz is the author/editor of 25 books and more than 80 articles on topics including election law, American politics, eminent domain, constitutional law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. David is a former host of "Minnesota Matters," on Air America Minnesota Radio, and he is a nationally-recognized expert on political ethics, money and politics, political participation, and land use law. He has been a frequent commentator on television, radio, and in over 100 domestic and international newspapers and periodicals, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Today Show (NBC), MSNBC, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Cox News Service,, Time, Newsweek, Radio Free Europe, National Journal, Congressional Quarterly, La Nouvelle Observateur, L'Express, National Public Radio Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and the Chicago Tribune. David blogs at http://schultzstake.blogspot.com/ .