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Institutional Impediments To Efficient Water Allocation

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Current water institutions were developed for conditions of water penty rather than scarcity and are unable to allocate water resources efficiently under conditions such as those in the arid West. This paper reviews riparian, appropriation and correlative water law as well as existing admin‐ istrative rules governing water use in California and finds that all of these institutions violate norms of economic efficiency. The review suggests that decentralized water systems such as mutual irrigation companies with their appropriate laws are more flexible than centralized federal or state systems in promoting water movement to higher valued use. The paper concludes that institutional mechanisms which promote rather than inhibit water trades and transfers are more appropriate to arid areas and that these institutions will become increasingly popular as water becomes increasingly scarce.

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  • B. Delworth Gardner, 1985. "Institutional Impediments To Efficient Water Allocation," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 5(2), pages 353-363, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:5:y:1985:i:2:p:353-363
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00362.x
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    1. Henning Bjornlund, 2010. "The Competition for Water: Striking a Balance among Social, Environmental, and Economic Needs," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 302, April.
    2. Mike Young & Darla Hatton MacDonald, 2000. ""Who Dares Wins": Opportunities to improve water trading in the south-east of South Australia," Natural Resource Management Economics 00_002, Policy and Economic Research Unit, CSIRO Land and Water, Adelaide, Australia.

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