Re:How to Steal a River
by dredmorbius on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:40AM
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That's an excellent story hiding under a too-cute headline, covering a whole slew of factors.
I see: short-termism, unintended consequences. A cost, price, value failure: the riverfront property owners charging Rs. 150 per truckload for transit to the river sand, and having to pay Rs. 2000 for water after the sand-mining depleted the acquifer.
There's the backward-S supply curve of those desperate for any income.
There's the attraction to liquid cash.
There are the problems of ineffective and toothless regulation and enforcement. Of corrupt businessmen (dying in duels and gunfights), and of an uncaring attitude.
I see: short-termism, unintended consequences. A cost, price, value failure: the riverfront property owners charging Rs. 150 per truckload for transit to the river sand, and having to pay Rs. 2000 for water after the sand-mining depleted the acquifer.
There's the backward-S supply curve of those desperate for any income.
There's the attraction to liquid cash.
There are the problems of ineffective and toothless regulation and enforcement. Of corrupt businessmen (dying in duels and gunfights), and of an uncaring attitude.
Quite a few lessons to draw.