State Involvement in Water Development of Small Areas

摘要

An institutional and theoretical analysis is presented of the role that states should play in providing water to rural areas. The research question addressed is: If private suppliers are to continue providing water in rural areas, is a subsidy system necessary or desirable. The initial conception of this question was made by the Water Supply Task Force Committee (WSTFC) of the state of Pennsylvania. In response to the research needs stated by WSTFC, the analysis done here is predominately economic in perspective.