"Eminent domain" (also known as "appropriation", "compulsory purchase" or "expropriation" in some countries)...has a long and often controversial history...Last week, Pfizer...which had set up research facilities...in the U.S. after plots of land were acquired amidst protest, decided to close shop, eliminating the 1,400 jobs that the investment had brought...The Tata group chose to leave the state of West Bengal...after sustained protests from local farmers who opposed the project....[also refers to Vedanta]