http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/water-markets Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 03:46:19 -0400 Thu, 14 May 2026 03:46:19 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/958/selling-ourselves-short-a-discussion-of-water-markets-in-alberta By Derek N. Pluim - The issue of water management has become one of increasing importance. Any new policy regarding resource management must balance the needs of the environment, the municipalities, and industry. In an effort to reconcile these needs, this report reviews the best practices of water policy. Specifically, the reason for undertaking this report is to research policy options available to the Alberta government to provide a framework for improving the Water for Life strategy. One generalization that can be made across the spectrum of privatization models is that whenever a resource is labelled a commodity... Mon, 30 Sep 2013 04:37 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/958/selling-ourselves-short-a-discussion-of-water-markets-in-alberta