LEADER 03606oam 2200733I 450 001 9910785353403321 005 20230617032635.0 010 $a1-136-52556-4 010 $a1-280-68696-0 010 $a9786613663900 010 $a1-136-52557-2 010 $a1-936331-37-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781936331376 035 $a(CKB)2670000000055824 035 $a(EBL)592498 035 $a(OCoLC)704257953 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000485593 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11351758 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485593 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10608782 035 $a(PQKB)10231590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC592498 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL592498 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422570 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL366390 035 $a(OCoLC)894227348 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000055824 100 $a20180706d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLiquid assets $ean economic approach for water management and conflict resolution in the Middle East and beyond /$fFranklin M. Fisher. [et al.] ; with special contributions by Amer Z. Salman, Emad K. Al-Karablieh 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cResources for the Future,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 300 $a"A RFF Press book." 311 $a1-933115-09-2 311 $a1-933115-08-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index. 327 $aLiquid 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 327 $aCHAPTER 7: Results for JordanCHAPTER 8: The Value of Cooperation; Notes; References; Index 330 $aLiquid 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 606 $aWater resources development$zMiddle East 606 $aWater resources development$zJordan River Valley 606 $aWater-supply$xEconomic aspects$zMiddle East 606 $aWater-supply$xPolitical aspects$zMiddle East 606 $aWater use$zMiddle East 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aWater-supply$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aWater-supply$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aWater use 676 $a333.91/00956 701 $aAl-Karablieh$b Emad K$01516811 701 $aFisher$b Franklin M$0101762 701 $aSalman$b Amer Z$01516812 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785353403321 996 $aLiquid assets$93753506 997 $aUNINA