The Institutional Economics of Water
Subtitle: A Cross-Country Analysis of Institutions and Performance
Contributors: World Bank (Corporate Author)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: September 4, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781843767770
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Water-supply; Economics - General; Business / Economics / Finance; Business & Economics; Water resources development; Business/Economics; Real Estate - General; Political aspects; Public Policy - General; Economic aspects
First sentence: As the world ushers in the new millennium, water scarcity - in both its quantitative and qualitative manifestations - is emerging as a major development challenge for many countries.