Owens Valley revisited : a reassessment of the West's first great water transfer / Gary D. Libecap.

Author/creator Libecap, Gary D.
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford Economics and Finance, ©2007.
Descriptionviii, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents A reexamination of Owens Valley and Western water -- The Owens Valley syndrome -- The history of the Owens Valley-to-Los Angeles water and land exchange -- The bargaining costs of land and water rights exchanges in Owens Valley -- The gains of exchange and the origin of the notion of "theft" -- Water rights and water reallocation in Owens Valley, 1935-2006 -- Water rights and water reallocation in the Mono Basin, 1935-2006 -- The costs of judicial reallocation of water rights and the public trust doctrine -- Concluding thoughts about Owens Valley and Western water.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-200) and index.
LCCN 2007001773
ISBN9780804753791 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804753792 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804753807 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0804753806 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F868.O9 L53 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold