Water rights and the common wealth Autor Freyfogle E.T. Título de serie Environmental Law | Vol. 26(1); 27 - 51; 25 p. Fecha 1996 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-058049) Editor | Lugar de publicación Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Materia Agua Palabra clave Manejo de recursos hídricos Derechos de agua Abastecimiento de agua Resumen Many observers look to water marketing as the primary tool to meet new needs for water in the west and to bring an endd to the most environmentally damaging water uses. In this provocative Essay, Professor Eric Freyfogle takes issue with this view, on grounds of economics, ecology, and ethics. Because of externalities and other systemic flaws, he argues, water markets offer little promise of bringing about efficient water-use practices