Takings by Richard A Epstein
If legal scholar Richard Epstein is right, then the New Deal is wrong, if not unconstitutional. Epstein develops a coherent normative theory that permits us to distinguish between permissible takings for public use and impermissible ones. He then examines a wide range of government regulations and taxes under a single comprehensive theory.
A dazzling book, filled with brilliant insights and powerful arguments that promise to reshape our thinking in political philosophy* Laissez Faire Books *
This brilliant new book has the intriguing thesis that the eminent domain (or ‘takings’) clause of the United States Constitution, properly understood, provides clear limits to government power, protects private property, and forbids any legislation that has the effect of redistributing wealth… It would be hard to overestimate [its] importance. * The Freeman *
Takings…makes a fascinating case that the New Deal is, simply, unconstitutional. * Wall Street Journal *
[Epstein] combines legal scholarship and libertarian conviction to produce a brief against the destruction of property rights in modern America… A refreshing challenge to most conventional defenses of the welfare state. * National Review *
This brilliant new book has the intriguing thesis that the eminent domain (or ‘takings’) clause of the United States Constitution, properly understood, provides clear limits to government power, protects private property, and forbids any legislation that has the effect of redistributing wealth… It would be hard to overestimate [its] importance. * The Freeman *
Takings…makes a fascinating case that the New Deal is, simply, unconstitutional. * Wall Street Journal *
[Epstein] combines legal scholarship and libertarian conviction to produce a brief against the destruction of property rights in modern America… A refreshing challenge to most conventional defenses of the welfare state. * National Review *
Richard A. Epstein is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law and Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. He is the author of, among other books, Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain; Simple Rules for a Complex World; Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, and the Rule of Law; and The Dubious Morality of Modern Administrative Law.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674867291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674867297 |
| Title | Takings |
| Author | Richard A Epstein |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1985-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
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