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100 _aEaster, K. William
245 _aFormal and informal markets for water: institutions, performance, and constraints
260 _c1999
300 _ap.99-116
362 _aFeb
520 _aWater markets - either formal or informal - can be an efficient method for reallocating scarce water supplies. At the same time certain constraints can raise the transaction costs of trading water. This paper reviews the conditions necessary to establish successful water markets, identifies potential problems, and offers mitigating strategies. It also uses examples of several informal and formal water markets already in operation to illustrate these problems and the solutions to them. - Reproduced
650 _aWater supply
700 _aDinar, Ariel
700 _aRosegrant, Mark W.
773 _aWorld Bank Research Observer
909 _a41142
999 _c41142
_d41142