Hot off the press, Use of Economic Instruments in Water Policy: Insights from International Experience is a must read. Authored by several AQUACROSS partners, this book:

• Draws broad information from the review of some 25 specific Economic Policy Instruments (EPIs), using a common assessment framework
• Sheds light on key concepts and definitions and conveys the benefits, limitations, transaction costs and opportunities of using EPIs in water policy
• Offers examples and case studies based on implemented EPIs within the EU and around the world

It also assesses both the effectiveness and efficiency of implemented EPIs in order to achieve water policy goals and identifies the preconditions under which they outperform alternative (e.g. regulatory) policy instruments and/or can complement them as part of complex policy mixes.

Case studies from Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, as well as from Australia, Chile, Israel and the USA are presented in this book. A wide variety of EPIs are also covered, including water-pricing schemes (tariffs, environmental taxes, environmental charges or fees, subsidies on products and practices), trading schemes (tradable permits for abstraction and pollution) and cooperation mechanisms.

With so much to gain, be sure to pick one up today.