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In 2010, the United Nations declared access to clean drinking water a human right. Yet billions still face scarcity while water is wasted, polluted, and undervalued. Water on Wall Street confronts this paradox with clarity and urgency.
Arguing that water must be treated as both a right and a responsibility - two sides of the same coin that will shape our future - researchers Marcel Boyer and Maria Kouyoumijian explore how population growth, economic expansion, and climate pressures heighten global demand. They demonstrate that socially responsible management requires new tools: efficient pricing, regulated markets, and transparent institutions that promote conservation while ensuring equity.
Spanning history, policy, economics, law, and technology, this book speaks to readers who want to understand water in all its dimensions. Accessible yet rigorous, it offers a bold, solution-driven framework showing how protecting humanity's most vital resource demands both ethical commitment and economic ingenuity.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Emerging Water Crises: A Global Affair
Chapter 2: Worldwide Experiences: Cooperation and Conflicts
Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Water: Human Right versus Economic Commodity
Chapter 4: Implementing the Right to Water: Markets, Regulation, Competition, Management
Chapter 5: Reassessing Water: Accessibility, Sustainability, and Efficiency through Proper Pricing
Chapter 6: Building Efficient Water Markets: Market-Based Instruments for a Better World
Chapter 7: Water Availability and Value
Chapter 8: Water Reform: North America and Europe as Potential Leaders
Epilogue: Protecting and Sharing Mean Pricing and Trading
Index
