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Walter E. Block

Water Capitalism

The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, and Aquifers

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Water covers some 75% of the earth's surface, while land covers 25%, approximately. Yet the former accounts for less than 1% of world GDP, the latter 99% plus. Part of the reason for this imbalance is that there are more people located on land than water. But a more important explanation is that while land is privately owned, water is unowned (with the exception of a few small lakes and ponds), or governmentally owned (rivers, large lakes). This gives rise to the tragedy of the commons: when something is unowned, people have less of an incentive to care for it, preserve it, and protect it, than when they own it. As a result we have oil s… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Nelson, Peter L.
  • ISBN: 978-1-4985-1882-6
  • EAN: 9781498518826
  • Produktnummer: 20575743
  • Verlag: Lexington Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 304 S.
  • Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 470 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 470

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