Rent-seeking behaviour and regulatory capture in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

• Published in: International journal of water resources development Vol. 36; no. 2-3; pp. 484 - 504
• Main Authors: Grafton, R. Quentin, Williams, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Guildford Routledge 03.03.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Australia; basins; corruption; Governance; infrastructure; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Money; Murray-Darling Basin; Public debt; Rent; Rent-seeking; River basins; Rivers; Subsidies; transparency; water; Water governance; water management; Australia

We examine water governance in the Murray-Darling Basin using the frameworks of rent-seeking and regulatory capture. These frameworks are used to evaluate two government programmes intended to ensure an environmentally sustainable level of water diversions in the basin: targeted one-on-one purchases...