{"product_id":"9781461379423","title":"Natural Resource Management and Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNatural Resource Management and Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBauer, Carl J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1981 Chile's military government dictated a new Water Code  that radically changed the country's previous water rights system by  strengthening private property rights, favoring market incentives, and  reducing state regulation. \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Current: Privatization,  Water\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMarkets, and the State in Chile\u003c\/em\u003e is the first empirical  and interdisciplinary study of water markets in Chile, which is the  leading international example of free market water policies. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Current: Privatization, Water Markets, and the State  in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eChile\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the glowing reports given by neoliberals  in Chile and the World Bank, showing that the results of this economic  experiment have actually been rather mixed. Within the agricultural  sector the Water Code has worked fairly well, although the market  incentives to conserve water have been ineffective and water rights  trading has been less active than expected. The Code's impact has been  more negative at the level of river basins, where the institutional  framework has revealed critical flaws in coordinating multiple water  users and resolving conflicts. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Current: Privatization, Water Markets, and the State  in\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eChile\u003c\/em\u003e combines law, political economy, and geography to  analyze the disadvantages, problems, and wider contexts of water  markets. This book will appeal to everyone interested in property  rights, market-friendly environmental policies, the political economy  of sustainable development, and the intersection of economics with law  and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461379423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-6403-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 164\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359133593740,"sku":"9781461379423","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461379423.jpg?v=1774494488","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461379423","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}