Moore examines Supreme Court decision on seizure of private property

     Should government be allowed to seize private property for the purpose of economic development? Dr. Adrian Moore, vice president of Research for the Reason Foundation, will discuss the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Kelo vs. City of New London, at the second Politics, Law and Economics Lecture sponsored by Campbell University’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. The lecture will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 147 of the business building.
     Moore oversees policy research for the Reason Foundation and conducts his own research on topics such as privatization, government and regulatory reform, air quality, transportation, urban growth, prisons and utilities. He earned a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in economics from the University of California at Irvine and holds a master’s degree in history from California State University in Chico.
     Moore will discuss the common conception regarding economic development held by local governments, and how it may lead them to seize private property for development.
     Sponsored by the Lundy Chair of Philosophy of Business and the Adam Smith Club, the lecture is free and open to the public. There will be a reception following the lecture.
     Please RSVP by Oct. 17 to Kristi Stratton at (910) 893-1385 or strattonk@mailcenter.campbell.edu.