Rent control may or may not substantially advance the asserted interests of local governments, and it may or may not provide a benefit to the community as a whole. What is true, however, is that rent control violates the fairness aspect of placing the burden on a few for the benefit of the...

Are we witnessing the gradual globalization of national land laws, which have traditionally been considered to be the paradigm of legal idiosyncrasy, by virtue of their reflecting place-specific society, culture, and politics? This Article offers an innovative analysis of the conflicting forces...