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Land Use Prof Blog
A brownfield that is turning green …
Good news is rare, and good news about land use law is no exception. But USA Today published today an interesting story about the revival of Jersey City, N.J.,…
China Law Blog
The China Syndrome: La Plus Ca Change. . . .
By Dan Harris
Lots of buzz out there regarding James Mann's new, 127 page book, The China Fantasy. I have not yet read the book so this post is based only on snippets…
Land Use Prof Blog
Turning eminent domain targets into shareholders? …
Eminent domain continues to be the land use issue that most often galvanizes public opinion. In lieu of forbidding government from using its power for the purpose of economic…
ImmigrationProf Blog
SPECIAL ISSUE ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Migration Information Source (here) has released a Special Issue on Migration and Development. It offers a fresh look at a hot topic, from Mexico's experience to remittances in India to…
RedevelopNJ
Newark Real Estate Board Re-Forms
By Ted Zangari
By Eric Peterson of GlobeSt.com NEWARK-The Newark Real Estate Board, founded at the end of World War I but largely dormant for the past two decades, is back in business.…
Legal Profession Blog
World Bank
Speaking of penalty for early withdrawals... Teaching at GW this year, I am next to the World Bank up here in chilly DC. Let me tell you, that bank is…
Land Use Prof Blog
Public support of land for sports … in California?
Here’s a second day of stories from California that exemplify changing attitudes towards public land use and private wealth. The Athletics baseball franchise plans to move from its current…
Virgin Islands Law Blog
St. Thomas Attorney Challenges Central Labor Council President
By Tom Bolt
Responding to remarks of Central Labor Council President Luis "Tito" Morales, St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt called them "unfortunate and irresponsible". Morales appearing on St. Thomas radio station WVWI's "Morning News"…
Coordination Problem
On a Recent Trip to Kuala Lumpur
By Pete Boettke
I saw the biggest externality in the world… or so it seemed. While in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) last week, I didn’t see much blue sky. As an article in The…
Land Use Prof Blog
The Wal-Mart wars, continued … today, the Nobel Prize …
I’ve written many times that land use law is not an effective way to deal with perceived problems outside of land use, such as complaints about the labor practices…