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Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation [1]

Compulsory acquisition (or "expropriation") is when a government uses it power to acquire private rights in land without the owner's or occupant's consent. The process is intended to benefit society and is frequently used to enhance social and economic development and to protect the natural environment.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2008
S. Keith [2], P. McAusian [3], R. Knight & et al [4]
Land Reform [5]
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Land [6], Land Ownership [7], Land Acquisition [8], Compensation [9], Legislation [10], Global [11]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-mcausian
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/r-knight-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/land-reform
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-ownership
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
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