Liquid Assets : an Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond.

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Liquid Assets shows that the common view of water as an inevitable cause of future wars is neither rational nor necessary. Typically, two or more parties with claim to the same water sources are thought to play a zero-sum game with each side placing a high emotional and political value over the owne...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fisher, Franklin M.
Otros Autores: Huber-Lee, Annette, Amir, Ilan, Arlosoroff, Shaul, Eckstein, Zvi, Haddadin, Munther, Hamati, Salem G., Jarrar, Ammar, Jayyousi, Anan, Shamir, Uri, Wesseling, Hans
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Earthscan, 2005.
Colección:Resources for the Future.
Temas:
Water resources development > Middle East.
Water resources development > Jordan River Valley.
Water-supply > Economic aspects > Middle East.
Water-supply > Political aspects > Middle East.
Water use > Middle East.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Jourdain, Vallée du.
Water resources development
Water-supply > Economic aspects
Water-supply > Political aspects
Water use
Middle East
Middle East > Jordan River Valley
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Liquid Assets shows that the common view of water as an inevitable cause of future wars is neither rational nor necessary. Typically, two or more parties with claim to the same water sources are thought to play a zero-sum game with each side placing a high emotional and political value over the ownership of the water. However, Franklin Fisher and his coauthors demonstrate that when disputes in ownership are expressed as disputes about money values, in most cases, the benefits of ownership will be surprisingly small. By assigning an economic value to water and treating water as a tradable resou.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
ISBN:9781936331376
1936331373

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