Water and power : the politics of a scarce resource in the Jordan River basin
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Water and power : the politics of a scarce resource in the Jordan River basin
(Cambridge Middle East library, 31)
Cambridge University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-285) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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