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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785353403321

Titolo

Liquid assets : an economic approach for water management and conflict resolution in the Middle East and beyond / / Franklin M. Fisher. [et al.] ; with special contributions by Amer Z. Salman, Emad K. Al-Karablieh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Resources for the Future, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-52556-4

1-280-68696-0

9786613663900

1-136-52557-2

1-936331-37-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Al-KarabliehEmad K

FisherFranklin M

SalmanAmer Z

Disciplina

333.91/00956

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A RFF Press book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Liquid AssetsAn Economic Approach for Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; PART I: General Methodology; CHAPTER 1: Water and Economics; CHAPTER 2: The Water Allocation System Model: A Management Tool; CHAPTER 3: Crop Choice and Agricultural Demand for Water :Agricultural Submodel; CHAPTER 4: International Conflicts: Promoting Cooperation; PART II: Results for Israel, Palestine, and Jordan; A Note on Some Sensitive Issues; CHAPTER 5: Results for Israel; CHAPTER 6: Results for Palestine

CHAPTER 7: Results for JordanCHAPTER 8: The Value of Cooperation;



Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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