Managing Water as an Economic Resource (Development Policy Studies Series) - Softcover

Winpenny, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415103789 ISBN 13: 9780415103787

Publisher: Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

This argues that the root of the water crisis is the failure of suppliers and consumers to treat water as a scarce commodity and evaluates policies for improved management through case studies from around the world.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Water, already a scarce resource, is treated as though it were plentiful and free. The task of supplying enough water of the required quality to growing populations is straining authorities and governments to the limit as the economic and environmental costs of new supply sources escalate and wasteful supply, delivery and consumption systems persist. Managing Water as an Economic Resource argues that the root of the crisis is the failure of suppliers and consumers to treat water as a scarce commodity with an economic value. James Winpenny evaluates policies for the improved management of existing demand and draws on case studies from different countries. He discusses how policies could be implemented to treat water as an economic good conferring major economic, financial and environmental benefits.

About the Author:

James Winpenny is a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0415103789
• ISBN 13: 9780415103787
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144