The Colorado Doctrine
Water Rights, Corporations, and Distributive Justice on the American Frontier
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Property
| Author: | Prof. David Schorr | ISBN: | 9780300189049 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | November 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Prof. David Schorr |
| ISBN: | 9780300189049 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | November 27, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Making extensive use of archival and other primary sources, David Schorr demonstrates that the development of the “appropriation doctrine,” a system of private rights in water, was part of a radical attack on monopoly and corporate power in the arid West. Schorr describes how Colorado miners, irrigators, lawmakers, and judges forged a system of private property in water based on a desire to spread property and its benefits as widely as possible among independent citizens. He demonstrates that ownership was not dictated by concerns for economic efficiency, but by a regard for social justice.
Making extensive use of archival and other primary sources, David Schorr demonstrates that the development of the “appropriation doctrine,” a system of private rights in water, was part of a radical attack on monopoly and corporate power in the arid West. Schorr describes how Colorado miners, irrigators, lawmakers, and judges forged a system of private property in water based on a desire to spread property and its benefits as widely as possible among independent citizens. He demonstrates that ownership was not dictated by concerns for economic efficiency, but by a regard for social justice.
