International Water Treaties: Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers

by Shlomi Dinar

As demand for fresh water rises, together with population, water scarcity already features on the national security agenda of many countries. In this book, Dinardevelops a theory to explain solutions to property rights conflicts over shared rivers. Through systematic analysis of available treaty texts, corresponding side-payment and cost-sharing patterns are gleaned. Geographic and economic variables are used to explain recurring property rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415772087
• ISBN13: 9780415772082
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"