Comments on: Thee Doth Protest Too Much http://thisischinablog.com/2009/07/27/thee-doth-protest-too-much/ The trends reshaping China society, economics and business Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Bill :D http://thisischinablog.com/2009/07/27/thee-doth-protest-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Bill :D Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:18:30 +0000 http://thisischinablog.com/?p=725#comment-470 Hi, Outcast! Yes, that was an extraordinary case. It took nearly forty years for the US government to finally draw a firm line in the sand and say exactly when eminent domain is not an acceptable option for moving people from their homes; especially if the development is a high-end shopping mall that will displace working class homeowners. Bravo! (I hope) Hi, Outcast!
Yes, that was an extraordinary case. It took nearly forty years for the US government to finally draw a firm line in the sand and say exactly when eminent domain is not an acceptable option for moving people from their homes; especially if the development is a high-end shopping mall that will displace working class homeowners. Bravo! (I hope)

]]> By: outcast http://thisischinablog.com/2009/07/27/thee-doth-protest-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-467 outcast Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:45:19 +0000 http://thisischinablog.com/?p=725#comment-467 Actually one of the more disturbing issues in the US was a 2005 supreme court decision that allowed eminent domain to be used for private property development. Actually one of the more disturbing issues in the US was a 2005 supreme court decision that allowed eminent domain to be used for private property development.

]]> By: Bill :D http://thisischinablog.com/2009/07/27/thee-doth-protest-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Bill :D Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:18:24 +0000 http://thisischinablog.com/?p=725#comment-466 You're correct, Outcast, that every country in the world has some version of eminent domain, wherein a government can clear out a neighborhood and put an overpass through. Such use of eminent domain in the 1950s was used during what were called Urban Renewal projects, which saw the break-up of huge communities, mostly ethnic, that had been hanging out on their city corners for generations. My point was to highlight the specific circumstances under which China's own "urban renewal" projects are happening, the causes unique to today's modernizing China and the unintended consequences. You’re correct, Outcast, that every country in the world has some version of eminent domain, wherein a government can clear out a neighborhood and put an overpass through. Such use of eminent domain in the 1950s was used during what were called Urban Renewal projects, which saw the break-up of huge communities, mostly ethnic, that had been hanging out on their city corners for generations. My point was to highlight the specific circumstances under which China’s own “urban renewal” projects are happening, the causes unique to today’s modernizing China and the unintended consequences.

]]> By: outcast http://thisischinablog.com/2009/07/27/thee-doth-protest-too-much/comment-page-1/#comment-465 outcast Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:37:27 +0000 http://thisischinablog.com/?p=725#comment-465 To be fair, land seizures in rapidly developing countries is hardly something that is new. For example during the 1970's in Japan there were many protests against land siezures for the then planned Narita Airport, in fact you can find an article about it in Time magazine if you google it. On the other hand it is good to see more "scitech" parks being built, means more work for us engineers in the future. To be fair, land seizures in rapidly developing countries is hardly something that is new. For example during the 1970′s in Japan there were many protests against land siezures for the then planned Narita Airport, in fact you can find an article about it in Time magazine if you google it.

On the other hand it is good to see more “scitech” parks being built, means more work for us engineers in the future.

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