dc.contributor.author | Plunkett, Brad | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Chaddad, Fabio R. (Fabio Ribas) | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Cook, Michael L. (Michael Lee), 1943- | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | Australia | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | In the past decade, Australia has begun to privatize its irrigation system. Two general models have emerged: a single and a dual ownership structure. This paper examines the trade-offs, costs and benefits, and the attendant efficiencies regarding costs of ownership. In particular, we examine member capital investment incentives and resultant risk-bearing costs related to capital formation. The paper concludes that the dual ownership structure system has significant economic advantages relative to its single-structured counterpart. | eng |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Institutional Economics, 6(2), 261-280, 2010. | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/8857 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Journal of Institutional Economics | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Agricultural Economics publications (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. Division of Applied Social Sciences. Department of Agricultural Economics | eng |
dc.source.harvested | Michael Cook's personal web page | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Irrigation water | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Privatization | eng |
dc.title | Ownership Structure and Incentives to Invest: Dual-structured Irrigation Cooperatives in Australia | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |