-- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION The Water Paradox -- Why Should We Be Surprised? -- Freshwater Ecosystems-A Vital Resource under … Threat -- Social and Economic Implications -- The Water Paradox -- 1 WATER AS AN ECONOMIC GOOD -- Physical and Economic … Attributes of Water -- The Physical Resource -- The Economic Resource -- Water Can Be Both a Private and a Public Good -- Use It …

, deregulation and liberalization have characterized financial globalization, giving rise to the financialization of the economy …