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The history of the Federal government's involvement in water resources : an attempt to correct externalities?

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Title The history of the Federal government's involvement in water resources : an attempt to correct externalities?
Creator Neir, Alyssa M.
Subject Federal Involvement in Water Resources Public good Private good Externality Water resources development--Law and legislation--United States. Water resources development--United States--States--Planning. Water resources development--Environmental aspects--United States. Water resources development--Econometric models--United States. Externalities (Economics)
Description This publication is the Professional Project report of Alyssa M. Neir, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Water Resources degree at the University of New Mexico (December 2005). The Federal government can undermine or support state water laws and programs by asserting its legislative power to manage domestic water resources. Predicting the future thrust of the Federal government's legislative involvement in water resources can help states build flexibility into their plans and anticipate where they may be able to get Federal funds to accomplish their water management plans. This paper applies the economic concept of technological externalities to predict that future...
Date 2010-09-07T21:20:57Z 2010-09-07T21:20:57Z 2010-09-07
Type Other
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1928/11098
Language en_US
Relation WRP-13

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