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Colección: INTERAMER
Número: 69
Año: 2000
Autor: Ramón López and Juan Carlos Jordán, Editors
Título: Sustainable Development in Latin America: Financing and Policies Working in Synergy

LESSONS FROM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL EFFORTS IN COLOMBIA
AND VENEZUELA

Sergio Ardila^*

Introduction
A Brief Theoretical Background and Some Basic Economics
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Costs and Benefits of Pollution Control
The Recent Experience in Colombia and Venezuela
Colombia
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Venezuela
Lessons from Experience
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEX 1

* Senior economist in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of Region 3, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the position of the Inter-American Development Bank. Valuable comments and suggestions from William J. Vaughan (ENV/SDS, IDB) are acknowledged.