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| Water Pollution - Economics Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| Water pollution: Water pollution in economics refers to the contamination of water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, that leads to negative economic impacts. It results from industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, and waste, creating externalities like health costs, ecosystem damage, and reduced productivity. Addressing water pollution often involves government regulation, market-based solutions, and the valuation of environmental damage. See also Externalities, Social cost, Collective goods, Tort law._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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| Demsetz, Harold | Water Pollution | Demsetz, Harold | |
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Authors A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Concepts A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2026-02-16 | |||
