{"product_id":"high-and-dry-patrick-j-byrne-9780977569922","title":"High And Dry: How Free Trade in Water will Cripple Australian Agriculture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Points on Water Policy: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasured per capita, Australia is the third most water rich nation on earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater is not a private good but a mixed good, with many public good characteristics. Its price curve is inelastic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth FAO and World Bank research strongly argues that the primary allocation of water between sectors has to be done by governments and that it cannot be one by markets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrading water from low to high value agriculture is a flawed concept\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermanent water trade must be restricted to within irrigation regions, to avoid stranding of assets and collapse of regional economies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe science on the health of the Murray River is so poor that a Federal inquiry recommended that there be no allocation of environmental water until the necessary research is thoroughly completed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe National Water Commission must include experts on irrigation agriculture, so that the National Water Initiative can be properly and professionally overhauled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGovernments must build new reservoirs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick J. Byrne,Neil Eagle,John O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0977569926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780977569922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Freedom Publishing Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Patrick J. Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473979785471,"sku":"9780977569922","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ec57c85-28f3-49b0-93a8-bab642c7f28e.jpg?v=1762314196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-and-dry-patrick-j-byrne-9780977569922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}