| Description |
1 online resource (185 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Chilean Water Model Comes of Age; Chapter 1 The International Context: The Water Crisis and Debates about Water Policy; Chapter 2 The Free-Market Model: Chile's 1981 Water Code; Chapter 3 Reforming the Reform? Policy Debate under Chilean Democracy; Chapter 4 The Results of Chilean Water Markets: Empirical Research since 1990; Chapter 5 Conclusions and Lessons about the Chilean Experience; Notes; References; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Increasing scarcity, conflict, and environmental damage are critical features of the global water crisis. As governments, international organizations, NGOs, and corporations have tried to respond, Chilean water law has seemed an attractive alternative to older legislative and regulatory approaches. Boldly introduced in 1981, the Chilean model is the world's leading example of a free market approach to water law, water rights, and water resource management. Despite more than a decade of international debate, however, a comprehensive, balanced account of the Chilean experience has been unavailab |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Water -- Law and legislation -- Chile
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Water -- Government policy -- Chile
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Water-supply -- Chile
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Water -- Government policy
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Water -- Government policy.
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Water -- Law and legislation.
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Water-supply.
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Chile.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781936331062 |
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1936331063 |
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