ISBN:
9781847208545
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 310 p)
,
ill
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Series Statement:
New horizons in environmental economics
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Anand, Prathivadi Bhayankaram, 1963 - Scarcity, entitlements and the economics of water in developing countries
DDC:
333.91009172/4
Keywords:
Wasserversorgung
;
Wassermangel
;
Wasserpolitik
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Water resources development Economic aspects
;
Water-supply Economic aspects
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wasserverteilung
;
Electronic books
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wasserversorgung
;
Wassermangel
;
Wassernutzung
Abstract:
Introduction -- Investigating water 'scarcity' -- Access to water supply : achieving the Millennium Development Goal -- Sharing water peacefully : understanding transboundary water-resource conflicts -- An analysis of a river dispute : interaction of politics and economics -- Improving access to water : institutions, entitlements and inequality -- Consumer preferences and public policy -- Justice, rights and sustainability : access to water and the capability approach. -- Conclusions and a research agenda.
Abstract:
P.B. Anand argues that if water supply and sanitation were mainly problems of technology or financial resources, they would have been resolved long ago. While appreciating that technology and finances are important, he ascertains that there are many other factors affecting our ability to intervene and improve the effectiveness of policies. The author explores these factors, raising questions such as 'How is water scarcity defined?', 'Are there patterns that indicate how nations use available freshwater resources?', 'Does water shortage make nations use water more efficiently?', and 'What explains the variation in progress with regard to Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation?'
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-298) and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781847208545
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