Book Announcement: Alternatives to Public and Private Owners

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Posted at the request of EQUITY TRUST ,INC -mail: eqtrust@aol.com

NEW BOOK FROM EQUITY TRUST,INC AND ISLAND PRESS

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Equity Trust, Inc. is pleased to announce the publication by Island Press of
Property and Values: Alternatives to Public and Private Ownership, edited by
Charles Geisler and Gail Daneker. Because of your interest in land tenure,
property rights, conservation and community development issues, we're offering
this book to you at a special discounted price. Below are several comments
from the cover followed by a description of the book.

Gene Summers from the Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
which provided both financial resources and support for this volume notes that,
"The authors really get down to basics; who owns the land; how is it owned;
with what effect; and what is ownership anyway? You can't read this book
without having your thinking changed."
Greg Watson, former Executive Director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood
Initiative
and now Vice President, Renewable Energy Programs for the Massachusetts
Technology Collaborative writes "This outstanding collection
combines theory, history and case studies to successfully lay bare the
assumptions underlying conventional models of private and public ownership
and the concept of property rights that serve as their foundation. The
contributors force us to reexamine our notions surrounding priority values
while providing practical insights into how more democratic patterns of land
ownership can be achieved in both urban and rural communities."
Edward Wolff from NYU writes "An intriguing and highly readable collection of
essays on the evolution of property rights in the United States and
abroad....This work has profound implications for environmental, moral and
social policy issues, such as the advancement of property ownership among the
disadvantaged."
Dolores Hayden from Yale University says, "A fascinating exploration of
concepts of private and publicownership, as thet have evolved in relation to
property, land and housing. I highly recommend this for specialists such as
lawyers and planners, as well as for the general reader.

Here's a more detailed description of Property and Values:

This unusual book evolved from a conference organized by
Equity Trust, Inc. and the American Bar Association's Commission on
Homelessness at the Harvard Law School. There, researchers, attorneys,
environmental advocates, and community development practitioners searched for
and debated more socially and environmentally equitable forms of ownership.
Property and Values:

* shows how concepts of ownership have evolved in response to broader social
change in the U.S. and abroad
* challenges conventional definitions ownership and the arbitrary distinction
between public and private ownership
* looks to U.S. history as well as other cultures for new concepts of
ownership
* surveys public policy on property values, focusing on"givings" side of the
record--a subject typically overlooked in discussions on public "takings" of
private rights (and value) in land;
* synthesizes much innovative thinking on ownership for perpetually
affordable housing and the protection of working as well as environmentally
sensitive lands;

CONTENTS

Part One: New Property Perspectives

1. Property and Social Relations: From
Title to Entitlement
Joseph Singer, Harvard Law School
2. Toward a Property Ethic of Steward-ship: A Religious Perspective
Peter Salsich, St. Louis Univ. Law School
3. Public Sector Contributions to Private Land Value: Looking at the Ledger
C. Ford Runge, Univ. of Minnesota; M.Teresa Duclos, Univ. of Miami; John
S.
Adams, Univ. of Minnesota; Barry Goodwin No. Carolina St. Univ.; Judith
A. Martin,
Univ. of Minnesota; Roderick D. Squires,Univ. of Minnesota; and Alice E.
Ingerson, Arnold
Arboretum, Harvard University

Part Two: U.S. Departures from Public And Private Property

4. Property Pluralism
Charles Geisler, Cornell University
5. In Land We Trusted: State Trust Lands as an Alternative Theory of Public
Land Ownership
Jon Souder, Northern Arizona Univ. and Sally Fairfax Univ.of
California-Berkeley
6. Leasehold Interests and the Separation of Ownership and Control in U.S.
Farmland
Margaret R. Grossman, Univ. of Illinois

Part Three: Public-Private Property Issues in International Perspective

7. Relative Publics and Private Property Rights: A Cross-Cultural
Perspective
Franz Von Benda-Bechmann, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
8. Expanding Equity by Limiting Equity
Murtaza Jaffer, former Director of National Council of NGO's, Nairobi
9. Empty Moscow Stores: A Cautionary Tale for Property Innovators
Michael Heller, Univ. of Michigan Law School

Part Four: Beyond "Public" and "Private": The New Politics of Property

10. An Essay on Community LandTrusts: Toward Permanently Affordable Housing
David Abromowitz, Goulston & Stors, Boston
11. Homemaking: The Pragmatic Politics of Third-Sector Housing
John E. Davis, Burlington Associates
12. Vermont Housing and Conservation Board: A Conspiracy of Good Will
among Land Trusts & Housing Trusts
Jim Libby, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and Darby Bradly,
Vermont
Land Trust
13. Conclusion: Beyond Public and Private Property
Charles Geisler and Gail Daneker

Charles Geisler is professor of rural sociology at Cornell University. Gail
Daneker is a human rights and enivronmental activist currently living in St.
Paul, MN.

To Order
Single copies (up to 20) receive 20% discount (or $28.00 each). Shipping and
handling: $3.50 for first book; $1.50 for each additional book up to 20
(maximum charge $10.00).

Bulk orders (20 and over) discounted to $26.00 per book.Shipping & handling:
$10.00 per 20 books and $1.00 for each
additional book.

Payment in U.S. dollars only, drawn on a U.S. bank. All orders must be
prepaid in full by check or money order (payable to Equity Trust, Inc.).
Canadians, please add 7% GST.
Order from

EQUITY TRUST ,INC
539 BEACH POND ROAD
VOLUNTOWN, CT 063384
Questions: Call 203-376-6174 or
e-mail: eqtrust@aol.com

Please e-mail this information to friends and colleagues interested in these
issues. We look forward to hearing from you.


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