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CHANGES IN WATER POLICY IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 1
Author(s) -
Ross Lester
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1983.tb04558.x
Subject(s) - china , ideology , resource (disambiguation) , liberalization , water supply , natural resource economics , people's republic , business , economics , water resource management , economic policy , market economy , geography , environmental science , political science , environmental engineering , politics , computer network , archaeology , computer science , law
Ideology has predisposed the People's Republic of China against the use of prices to allocate water. Prolonged drought in north China has made the Chinese more aware of their unfavorable water resource inventory and the expense of expanding supply. Therefore, as part of the economic liberalization commenced since the death of Mao Zedong, China has started to make more active use of pricing to regulate demand and reduce the need for supply expansion.