| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) |
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Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics |
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Capitalist thought: studies in philosophy, politics, and economics.
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| Contents |
Privatize the oceans and all other bodies of water -- Why privatize anything? -- Why privatize bodies of water? -- Aquatic ownership concepts -- The process of privatization homesteading, abandonment -- Existing law governing the seas -- Oceans: concepts of oceanological ownership -- Rivers: concepts of potamological ownership -- Lakes: concepts of limnological ownership -- Aquifers: concepts of hydrogeological ownership -- Mainstream views on ocean management -- Piracy -- Case studies -- Debate: technological viewpoints that inform homesteading, technological units |
| Summary |
Water Capitalism proposes the privatization of all bodies of water, because those who own resources husband their assets far more carefully than do bureaucrats who have no real stake in the environment. The idea that an all-powerful state should, or could, care for the physical liquid environs of the world is shown to be incorrect and immoral |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-268a) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Water-supply.
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Water rights.
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Privatization.
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Water Supply
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Privatization
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water rights.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Privatization
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Water rights
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Water-supply
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nelson, Peter L. (Peter Lothian), 1946- author.
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| LC no. |
2021677812 |
| ISBN |
9781498518819 |
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1498518818 |
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