be involved in their implementation - in other words, their "transaction costs" (TCs) . A new study from China has looked …

City, Gansu Province, Northwest China. The study was carried out to see whether these costs were a significant barrier to a … system, the first of its kind in China, was introduced in 2002 to try and distribute water fairly and efficiently between …

This study assesses the water use rights (WUR) system in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, Northwest China. The research … that water use quotas and trading in China must go hand in hand with social and administrative improvements if it is to …

quotas. Such systems have not, however, been easy to implement. This study from China has looked at the performance of the … in China must go hand in hand with social and administrative improvements if it is to succeed. …