Nature, Economy, and Equity: Sacred Water, Profane Markets (Chapter 3: Water in California: How It Can Help Us Understand the World)

Numerous conflicts over natural resources can be overcome by restoring reciprocity between public and private sectors of the economy. Chapter 3 shows problems created by California's water tenure laws. California's 19th century equitable solution (the Wright Act) is examined, along with inequities in legal regimes of India, Pakistan, South Africa, and the Philippines.
Publication date: 5 May 2023