1st Edition

International Water Treaties Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers

By Shlomi Dinar Copyright 2008
368 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

368 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

368 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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