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In this episode, Jackie explores the concept of eminent domain and its various applications around the world.
In the thirty-second episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explores eminent domain (or expropriation, compulsory acquisition as it's called around the world) and the variety of ways it has been used. Sources: Bruenig, Matt. “How Capitalist Is Singapore Really?” Peoplespolicyproject.org, 2018, www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/03/09/how-capitalist-is-singapore-really/. Caragozian, John. CHAVEZ RAVINE and the DODGERS: MYTHS and REALITIES. 28 Sept. 2021. Dunning, Harrison C. “Law and Economic Development in Africa: The Law of Eminent Domain.” Columbia Law Review, vol. 68, no. 7, Nov. 1968, p. 1286, https://doi.org/10.2307/1121138. Accessed 14 Sept. 2019. Holmes, Carolyn. “What South Africa’s New Land Act Really Says.” Good Authority, 11 Feb. 2025, goodauthority.org/news/misinformation-south-africa-new-land-act-trump-musk/. Lavery, Kevin. “Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal | the Daily Economy.” Thedailyeconomy.org, 30 Sept. 2025, thedailyeconomy.org/article/blight-and-renewal-how-the-state-declared-war-on-the-disadvantaged/. Shatkin, Elina. “The Ugly, Violent Clearing of Chavez Ravine before It Was Home to the Dodgers.” LAist, 17 Oct. 2018…
People in this episode
Host: Jackie
Topics covered
- eminent domain
- urban renewal
- land acquisition
- property rights
- social justice
- historical context
Keywords
- eminent domain
- expropriation
- urban renewal
- property rights
- land acquisition
- social justice
- historical context
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Peoplespolicyproject.org, Good Authority, the Daily Economy, LAist
Books & works: CHAVEZ RAVINE and the DODGERS: MYTHS and REALITIES, Law and Economic Development in Africa: The Law of Eminent Domain
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