Water rights and the common wealth Auteur Freyfogle E.T. Périodique/Collection Environmental Law | Vol. 26(1); 27 - 51; 25 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-058049) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sujet Eau Mot clé Approvisionnement en eau Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Gestion des resources en eau douce Résumé 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