Preise für natürliche Ressourcen stehen im Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Ökologie und Fairness. So dient die Einführung und Erhöhung von Preisen auf der einen Seite dem Schutz der Umwelt, weil sie die Ressourcennachfrage verringern. Auf der anderen Seite drohen sie, arme...

Most Americans take water for granted. Turn on the tap and a limitless quantity of high quality water flows for less money than it costs for cable television or a cell phone. The current drought has raised awareness of water scarcity, but most proposals for dealing with drought involve quick...

A number of countries face water shortages because they need to make some basic changes in their water management. Policy options do exist. Most of them share the objective of treating water and water services as an economic good, by regulating private inefficient appropriation of open-access...