“他山之石,可以攻玉”。本文拟通过中外水价的比较研究,以拓宽我们深化和完善水价改革的思路。一、水价政策的一般研究一国的水价政策既是该国整个经济政策的有机组成部分,又是调控、管理本国水资源的一种手段。随着社会经济的发展和世界性水危机的加剧,水价政策已愈来愈受到各国决策者们的关注。 (一)水价政策的目标原则比较。从理论上讲,世界各国对水价政策的目标设计,大都致力于通过水价这一经济杠杆,实现高效率用水和维持水工程再生产能力的二元目标。也有的国家强调考虑消费者的承受能 “Stones from other hills, can learn”. This article intends to adopt a comparative study of Chinese and foreign water prices to broaden our thinking to deepen and improve the water price reform. I. General Research on Water Price Policies A country’s water price policy is both an integral part of the country’s overall economic policy and a means of regulating and managing its own water resources. With the development of social economy and the intensification of the world water crisis, the policy of water price has been increasingly concerned by policy makers in various countries. (a) Comparison of the objectives and principles of the water price policy. In theory, the design of the water price policy of all countries in the world is mostly devoted to achieving the dual goals of high efficiency water use and maintenance of water project reproducibility through the economic lever of water price. Some countries also emphasize consumer considerations