Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1
The Trouble in Fort Trumbull 11
Chapter 2. From Public Use to Public Purpose 35
Chapter 3. The Perils of Public Purpose 73
Chapter 4. The Kelo Decision 112
Chapter 5. The Political Backlash 135
Chapter 6. Why the Backlash Often Fell Short 165
Chapter 7. The Judicial Reaction 181
Chapter 8. Should Blight and Economic Development
Takings Be Reformed or Banned? 204
Conclusion 232
Appendix A 247
Appendix B 251
Notes 253
Index 345