The state of water resources and the need for a comprehensive perspective -- The water economy -- Supply costs, demands … and benefits -- Optimal water policy -- Water regulation -- Conjunctive use -- Case studies of regulatory interventions … -- Economy-wide considerations of water management -- Management of transboundary water. …

water scarcity intensifies the tradeoffs inherent in allocating water to competing uses and turns the policy challenge of … managing water resources ever more crucial. The book promotes the view that water policies should be designed and implemented … within a comprehensive framework that accounts to the many interconnected pieces comprising water economies." …