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Randy T. Simmons on Public Choice Theory
2012 Summer Seminar for College Students

Recorded: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

This presentation is from our 2012 Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar for college students, which was held from July 30 to August 3, 2012, at Notre Dame de Namur University, Belmont, California.
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Experts: Randy T. Simmons
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Economic Policy, Public Choice Theory

       
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The Roots of Government Failure: An Interview
Recorded: Wednesday, November 30, 2011

William Shughart interviews Economist Randy T. Simmons, author of Beyond Politics: The Roots of Government Failure.

Experts: William F. Shughart II, Randy T. Simmons
Type: Independent Institute TV
Issues: Democracy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Public Choice Theory

       
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David Theroux on ABC7 on Selling Government Land to Reduce California Deficit
Recorded: Tuesday, September 9, 2008

David Theroux proposes that California sell government land to reduce the state’s budget crisis in an ABC 7 MoneyScope report.

Experts: David J. Theroux
Type: Television
Issues: Fiscal Policy/Debt, Land Use

       
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Eminent Domain: Abuse of Government Power?
Recorded: Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. New London that local governments may force property owners to sell out and to make way for private economic development, even if the property is not blighted. In response, many states have passed legislation and proposed amendments to their state constitutions to block this unprecedented government assault on the rights of property owners.

Experts: Steven Greenhut, Timothy Sandefur
Type: Independent Institute Event
Issues: Housing, Land Use, Property Rights

       
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