All states cherish eminent domain, which is the power to assert dominion over the resources in their territory. How eminent domain is exercised in a region may be used as a test to gauge the attitude of a state to business. Eminent domain also has deeper influence on the economy of a state beyond direct percepts. Invoking eminent domain scintillates social crisis. How a state manages its social crisis marks the difference between continued growth and economic collapse. This chapter anatomizes a few relevant and recent eminent domain developments in the Latin American states of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, contrasting it with the scenario in the USA wherever appropriate.

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