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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