Water Capitalism: The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes, and Aquifers - Paperback

by Walter E. Block (Author), Peter L. Nelson (Author)

Water Capitalism proposes the privatization of all bodies of water, because those who own resources husband their assets far more carefully than do bureaucrats who have no real stake in the environment. The idea that an all-powerful state should, or could, care for the physical liquid environs of the world is shown to be incorrect and immoral.

Author Biography

Walter E. Block is Harold E. Wirth Endowed Chair and professor of economics in the College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans and senior fellow at the Mises Institute.

Peter Lothian Nelson is former president of PLN Engineering and a professional engineer.