Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?

Perry, C. J.; Rock, M.; Seckler, D.

Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?

1997

Perry, C. J. | Rock, M. | Seckler, D.

Discusses the potential opportunities and pitfalls of introducing market forces into the process of water allocation. Proposes several preconditions for beneficial privatization of water allocation and argues for a more sophisticated form of analysis than that generally allowed by proponents of basic needs or of free market approaches.

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Mots clés AGROVOC

economic analysis economic aspects irrigated farming marginal analysis pricing privatization water policy water rights

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Editeur

International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI).

Pagination

v, 16p.

D'autres materias

Water market; Water resource management

Langue

anglais

Note

ill., 22 refs.

2 copies

Paper presented at ICID Proceedings 18th European Regional Conference 'Water - an economic good' Oxford, UK, September 1997.

Also published: In Kay, M.; Franks, T.; Smith, L. (Eds.) Water: Economics, management and demand. London, UK: E & F N Spon Ltd. pp.3-11

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Book Chapter

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Water as an economic good: a solution, or a problem?

1997

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