The implementation path of China's water resource allocation by giving full play to the roles of both government and market:on the reform of the water rights system of"Three Rights Separation"
Promoting the coordinated efforts of the government and the market is a major issue of water management in the new era.The introduction of water resource allocation into the Chinese market is realizable via multiple methods.However,the establishment of a water rights market needs to meet a series of delicate and demanding conditions.Considering China's national conditions,it is costly to establish an effectively functioning water rights market in China.Looking back at the practice since the new century,China's water rights market reform has faced difficulties such as tortuous policy processes,small market size,limited market returns,and prominent institutional issues,which to some extent confirm the relevant theoretical understanding.China can continue to promote the reform of the water rights market in the future,but it is not advisable to set the establishment of a complete and systematic water rights market as the reform goal.In order to solve the difficulties faced by China's water rights market reform and better utilize water rights policy tools to serve the"giving full play to the roles of both government and market",drawing on China's experience in the"three rights separation"reform of agricultural land,a"three rights separation"water rights system design is proposed,which separates the ownership,water withdrawal,and use rights of water resources.Elaborations of specific reform ideas and values are also provided.
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