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In the past, water has been considered an abundant resource that should be available to everyone at little or no charge. However, the world’s growth in population and increase in per capita water use has dramatically changed this situation over the past half century. Today the outlook for future water use and development is very different from what it was when USAID and the World Bank first began investing in water development during the 1950s.
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Easter, K.W., Dinar, A., Rosegrant, M.W. (1998). Water Markets: Transaction Costs and Institutional Options. In: Easter, K.W., Rosegrant, M.W., Dinar, A. (eds) Markets for Water. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-32088-5_1
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