Why is it so hard to regulate private water companies effectively? This video presents some general conundrums of regulation.

A lot of privatizations and so-called privatizations don't go as well as advertised; this video helps explain why not.

This case has been one linchpin of the anti-privatization, anti-globalization movement.  But what are the real lessons?

This is a classic case of water privatization -- what were its strengths and weaknesses?

What is the future of this trend?  Did it peak in the 1990s or not?

Why is water supply often a natural monopoly?  Hint: it has something to do with the pipes.

Can it be ethical to buy and sell water, something so important for human life?  I won't answer this question outright, but I will bring to bear the perspective of an economist on it.

Is the era of big infrastructure projects over?  Or is it just getting started?  How important are dams anyway?

Why economists should worry more about water, the problems of water, and water policy, in a nutshell.

In 2012 another wave of food price spikes has been hitting the world.  Here is what happened last time, and why it may well happen again.