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. Making the transition : moving water resources planning and management into the twenty-first century / Gerald E. Galloway …
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This book presents a detailed picture of the evolutionary processes at work in water markets with a particular focus on theory and practice in Australia. Policymakers are striving to strike a balance between the pros and cons of a property rights/market based approach to the allocation of water...
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developed countries where the management of this valuable resource has become a critical policy concern. This authoritative new … detailing the significant problems of water management which are specific to developing countries. In particular, they highlight … the political economy of water management in the context of both pricing and institutional reform …
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1. Water challenge : an institutional diagnosis -- 2. Understanding institutions : nature, performance, and change -- 3. Existing literature : approaches, attempts, and limitations -- 4. Evaluating institutional linkages : towards an alternative methodology -- 5. Analytical framework and...
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exacerbates longstanding problems of inappropriate water use and management. The contributors to this timely volume examine the … universal challenge of sustainable water management to improve the use of water resources already developed and find ways to … and Helen Ingram -- Integrating environmental and other public values in water allocation and management decisions …
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management administration to the private sector as a means to guarantee acceptable water quality in the future in both developed … governments in water management. The themes explored in this book will be of interest to environmental and resource economists as …
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Introduction / Colin Robinson -- 1. Beyond regulation / Stephen Littlechild -- Comment / Colin Robinson -- 2. Ronald coase and the spectrum question / Thomas W. Hazlett -- Comment / Leonard Waverman -- 3. European energy liberalisation : progress and problems / Jorge Vasconcelos -- Comment /...
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Building on Oliver Williamson's original analysis, the contributors introduce new ideas, different perspectives and provide tools for better understanding changes in the approach to regulation, the reform of public utilities, and the complex problems of governance. They draw largely upon a...
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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the...
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