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020 _a9781617261008
_qpbk. : alk. paper
020 _a9781617260995
_qhbk.
041 _aeng
082 _a333.91
_bAND-T
100 _aAnderson, Terry L.
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245 _aTapping water markets /
_cby Terry L. Anderson, Brandon Scarborough and Lawrence R. Watson
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_bRFF Press (Resources for the future),
_c2012.
300 _axiv, 201 p. : ill.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aTapping 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
650 _aPL
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650 _aWater Supply
_xEconomic aspects
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650 _aWater resources development
_xGovernment policy
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700 _aScarborough, Brandon
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700 _aWatson, Lawrence R.
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942 _cBK