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Water and Power: The Politics of a Scarce Resource in the Jordan River Basin de Miriam R. Lowi

Water and Power: The Politics of a Scarce Resource in the Jordan River Basin: Cambridge Middle East Library, cartea 31

Autor Miriam R. Lowi
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 oct 1995
Why do states in arid regions fail to co-operate in sharing water resources when co-operation would appear to be in their mutual interest? Through in-depth analysis of the history and current status of the dispute over the Jordan River basin, Miriam Lowi explores the answers to these critical questions.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521558365
ISBN-10: 0521558360
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: 1 b/w illus. 16 maps 24 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Middle East Library

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

l. Introduction: conflict and cooperation in international river basins; Part I. RIPARIAN DILEMMAS: 2. The environment of conflict in the Jordan basin; 3. Riparian disputes compared; Part II. THE JORDAN WATERS CONFLICT: 4. The Johnston mission to the Middle East (l953–l956); 5. Perception and misperception: the Jordan waters crisis (l964) and the onset of war; Part III. THE JORDAN BASIN SINCE l967: 6. Water and development in Israel and Jordan; 7. Riparian relations and the perception of conflict; 8. Riparian disputes since l967; 9. Conclusion: the conduct of riparian disputes and the potential for cooperation in international river basins.

Recenzii

'This excellent, readable and timely study will be of great value to a wide audience: international relations scholars, Middle East specialists, hydrologists, environmental scholars and those concerned generally with resource conflicts.' International Affairs
'[The] work offers insight not only on a regional matter of complexity and importance, but also on the problems faced in many parts of the world where political issues transcend lines drawn on maps.' Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations
'Using the dispute between Israel and its Arab neighbours over the waters of the Jordan River as a case study, Miriam R. Lowi has given us an excellent analysis of this intractable problem …' Robert G. Gilpin, Princeton University

Descriere

Why do states in arid regions fail to co-operate in sharing water resources when co-operation would appear to be in their mutual interest? Miriam Lowi explores the answers to these critical questions.