00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004547 20221031093346 0010-0520004547 221031################|##########|#eng## 978-0-415-77208-2 eng 341.3026 341.3026 DIN i Dinar, Shlomi International Water Treaties : Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers / Shlomi Dinar New York : Routledge, 2008 xix, 344 p. : :illus. ; 24 cm. Indeks : p.329-344 p.307-328 As demand for fresh water rises, together with population, water scarcity features on the national security agenda of many countries, especially in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. While it is true that water disputes have taken a military turn on several occasions, thousands of water agreements have been concluded, the oldest of them dating back 3100 BC. Despite the sensationalist appeal of the water wars thesis, the history of hydro-politics (e.g., the politics of water) has been rather one of cooperation and negotiation. The author develops a theory to explain solutions to property rights conflicts over shared rivers. Through systematic analysis of available treaty texts, corresponding side-payment and cost-sharing patterns are gleaned. Geographic and economic variables are used to explain recurring property rights outcomes. Treaties International law 09459/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09460/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09460/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09459/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09460/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09459/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09459/MKRI-P/XI-2008 09460/MKRI-P/XI-2008