{"product_id":"9780792382560","title":"Natural Resource Management and Policy: Potential and Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNatural Resource Management and Policy: Potential and Performance\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eEaster, K. William; Rosegrant, M.W.; Dinar, Ariel\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarkets for Water: Potential and Performance\u003c\/em\u003e dispels many  of the myths surrounding water markets and gives readers a  comprehensive picture of the way that markets have developed in  different parts of the world. It is possible, for example, for a water  market to fail, and for the transaction costs in water markets to be  excessive. \u003cbr\u003e  Too often water trading is banned because the water resources have  been developed with public funds and the water agencies do not want to  lose control over water. There is also a concern that poor farmers or  households will be disadvantaged by water trading. \u003cbr\u003e  These concerns about public resources and the poor are not very  different from those that have been voiced in the past about land  sales. The problem is that in many cases the poor already have limited  access to resources, but this limit is not due to water trading. In  fact, water trading is likely to expand the access to water for many  small-scale farmers. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eMarkets for Water: Potential and Performance\u003c\/em\u003e provides an  analytical framework for water market establishment. It develops the  necessary conditions for water markets and illustrates how they can  improve both water management and economic efficiency. Finally, the  book gives readers an up-to-date picture of what we have learned about  water markets in a wide range of countries, from the US to Chile and  India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792382560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/b102479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 298\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46916101341324,"sku":"9780792382560","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792382560.jpg?v=1774494423","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792382560","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}