Governing scarcity: water markets, equity and efficiency in pre-1950s eastern Spain
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Governing scarcity: water markets, equity and efficiency in pre-1950s eastern SpainAutoría
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2011-08Editor
Igitur PublishingISSN
1875-0281Otros Identificadores
URN:NBN:NL:UI:10-1-101645Cita bibliográfica
International Journal of the Commons (August 20161), vol. 5, no 2, 513–534Tipo de documento
info:eu-repo/semantics/articleVersión de la editorial
http://www.thecommonsjournal.org/index.php/ijc/article/view/274/248Versión
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It is usually taken for granted that the existence of water markets
allows economic efficiency gains to be achieved at the expense of equity losses.
This paper addresses the issue by analysing the functioning of the ... [+]
It is usually taken for granted that the existence of water markets
allows economic efficiency gains to be achieved at the expense of equity losses.
This paper addresses the issue by analysing the functioning of the irrigation
communities in pre-1950s eastern Spain. While in some of them the water inhered
in the land and could not be sold, in others there were tradable water rights. In
the paper it is shown that in the former not only was equity greater, but in fact the
resource was also used more efficiently. [-]
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