Saving Water in a Desert City

<p>This book was stimulated by and sets out to analyse a political battle over water pricing by a municipal system. Originally published in 1984 this title provides improved methods for demand function estimation where block rates are involved suggests procedures for rational pricing of municipal water and explains how politics can dominate when real decisions are made. Due to the additional virtue of this title being easy to read it is ideal for students interested in environmental studies economics and policy making as well as for those involved with municipal services and resource management in general. </p>