This book is about changing the way we do public administration. It is about the wielding of administrative discretion in the implementation of a constitutional power: eminent domain, taking private property for public use. Administrative Discretion in Action: A Narrative of Eminent Domain, emphasizes the normative, constitutional perspective of public administration to study administrators decision-making process that balances economic, political, and community interests often in that order. It is about facilitating dialogue between public officials and the public. This book is a tool for...