Tapping water markets /
by Terry L. Anderson, Brandon Scarborough and Lawrence R. Watson
- New York : Routledge, RFF Press (Resources for the future), 2012.
- xiv, 201 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Why the Crisis? -- 2. Cheaper than Dirt -- 3. Who Owns the Water? -- 4. Water is for Fightin' -- 5. Back to the Future -- 6. The New Frontier-- 7. Buy that Fish a Drink -- 8. Good to the Last Drop-- 9. The Race to Pump-- 10. You Can't Keep a Good Market Down.
Tapping Water Markets makes a persuasive case for using prices, property rights and markets to allocate water for the benefit of society rather than resorting to politics to allocate it for the benefit of the few and well connected. It is an indispensable book and an invaluable contribution to the water policy debate
9781617261008 9781617260995
PL Water Supply --Economic aspects Water resources development --Government policy