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The National Water Commission Report: A review
Author(s) -
Ingram Helen M.,
Roefs Theodore G.,
Allee David J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr011i001p00023
Subject(s) - blueprint , commission , equity (law) , rationality , political science , public administration , faith , value (mathematics) , liberian dollar , management science , accounting , law and economics , positive economics , public economics , actuarial science , economics , computer science , epistemology , engineering , law , finance , mechanical engineering , philosophy , machine learning
The National Water Commission Report has serious limitations as a professional document judged by analytical criteria including explicit assumptions, conceptual frameworks, and coherent and consistent recommendations. The report is structured by certain value positions rather than analytical concepts. These include rationality, efficiency, equity, faith in dollar measurements, new federalism, and the separation of policy and administration. The report falls short of a blueprint for change of present water policy because it lacks a comprehensive framework and is too discursive over too many unrelated topics.