TY  - BOOK
AU  - Olmstead,Sheila M.
AU  - Olmstead,Sheila M.
AU  - Sigman,Hilary
TI  - Damming the Commons: An Empirical Analysis of International Cooperation and Conflict in Dam Location 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - The World Bank
KW  - Dams
KW  - Dams and Reservoirs
KW  - Free Riding
KW  - International Waters
KW  - River Basin Management
KW  - Water & Industry
KW  - Water Resource
KW  - Water Resources
KW  - Water Supply & Systems
KW  - Water Supply and Sanitation
KW  - Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
N2  - This paper examines whether countries consider the welfare of other nations when they make water development decisions. The paper estimates econometric models of the location of major dams around the world as a function of the degree of international sharing of rivers. The analysis finds that dams are more prevalent in areas of river basins upstream of foreign countries, supporting the view that countries free ride in exploiting water resources. There is weak evidence that international water management institutions reduce the extent of such free-riding
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-6992
ER  -