Social, economic and community impacts of water markets in Australia's Murray Darling Basin Region

摘要: In the last quarter of 20th century, it became obvious that water resources within Australia's Murray–Darling Basin were significantly overcommitted. Existing patterns use unsustainable and would have serious environmental, economic, social repercussions throughout region beyond. Consequently, in 1994 a new National Water Reform Framework was introduced aimed at balancing opposing demands certainty for consumptive users with need to allocate more environment. This framework presented sweeping reforms industry, including introduction markets. markets operate through trading entitlements on assumption be redirected towards most efficient productive users. Earlier research indicated can lead (1) few producers accumulating expense smaller particular locality, (2) significant export out locality. Both processes social, community individuals, families, entire communities. These include, example, increased unemployment out-migration, reduced incomes, infrastructure investment resources, capital, capacity affected Aims this study investigate economic impacts major corporate irrigation entities created by exporting large proportion entitlement Methodology involved interviews, focus groups, secondary data analysis communities Murray-Darling region. Results confirm accumulation are having business,