International Water Treaties

Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-77208-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

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 outcomes.

Rather than focusing on a specific river or particular geographic region, the book analyzes numerous rivers, dictated by the large number of treaty observations, and is able to test several hypotheses, devising general conclusions about the manner in which states resolve their water disputes. Policy implications are thereby also gained. While the book simultaneously considers conflict and cooperation along international rivers, it is the focus on negotiated agreements, and their embodied side-payment and cost-sharing regimes, that justifies the use of particular independent variables.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dinar, Shlomi

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Explaining Conflict, Cooperation and Agreements about International Rivers 3. Treaty Design and Property Rights: Theory and Hypotheses 4. Empirical Analysis of Treaty Design Differences: Through-border and Border-creator Configurations 5. Empirical Analysis of Treaty Design Differences: Other Configurations 6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Shlomi Dinar is Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations and Geography, Florida International University.