Expropriation Process of Communities and the Intervention of Municipal Governments in Puerto Rico

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Brief Overview

This study uses three communities as case studies. I interviewed community residents of these communities to uncover expropriation practices by the municipality. I also analyze the official municipal ordinance of almost 900 cases of expropriation.

Author

• Jean Paul López-Cepero Virella, University Of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus