| The Price of Politics: Lessons from Kelo v. City of New London Contributor(s): Scott, Kyle (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0739133845 ISBN-13: 9780739133842 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $54.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Freedom - Law | Constitutional - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 343.730 |
| LCCN: 2009032234 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - New London-Norwich, CT - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book makes the unconventional claim that all of the rights in the U.S. Constitution are unified since they are derived from the same sources. Using the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision of Kelo v. City of New London to explore one of the most important constitutional questions of our time, this book reaches across disciplines and subfields to bring forth an innovative understanding of rights. The book derives its understanding of rights from historical sources and philosophical texts which then serve as the basis for the empirically backed claim that rights in U.S. have been sacrificed for partisan gain and that the unbiased protection of rights is the only manner in which a free and equitable government and economy can be sustained. Given the theoretical and practical implications of the property rights debate, understanding it is important for everyone in the U.S. and abroad. |