TY - BOOK AU - Anderson, Terry L. AU - Scarborough, Brandon AU - Watson, Lawrence R. TI - Tapping water markets SN - 9781617261008 U1 - 333.91 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Routledge, RFF Press (Resources for the future) KW - PL KW - Water Supply KW - Economic aspects KW - Water resources development KW - Government policy N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -