Innovation and Efficiency Analysis of Water Rights System

Author: Tian Pu-de
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Based on the author's study of domestic and international research, this book explores and researches new ideas and approaches to address China's water resource issues under the market economy conditions, given the rapid economic development, severe water scarcity, and significant supply-demand conflicts. It systematically summarizes the principles and methods of water rights system innovation and efficiency analysis, establishes a theoretical framework (model) for the inducements of water rights system innovation, defines the impact and potential benefits of water rights system innovation and their calculation methods. Theoretically, it proposes a relatively mature set of methods and procedures for determining (quantitatively) and confirming (institutionally) water rights and water rights transfer prices, and offers policy and institutional recommendations for cultivating, developing, and standardizing the water market.