After sinking a lot of capital into the project of building the shared resource, other companies will be able to set lower prices and undercut the first business out of its profits.

FORBES: Do Tariffs Protect an Infant Industry?

Meanwhile, the UNESCO-IHP's Internationally Shared Waters Resource Management programme (ISARM) has assisted the United Nations in drafting the first international law on transboundary aquifers, due to be discussed in October during the UN General Assembly.

UNESCO: Open Access to Scientific Information

The close bond between our people remains the greatest resource for our Alliance and for our shared vision of the future.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

The only difference is which resource is being shared.

FORBES: Three Broadband Strategies

The survey shows overwhelming support for the belief that if the information society is to be one in which all citizens throughout the world can equally access and use information resources for sustainable economic and social development, that cyberspace should be declared a resource to be shared by all for the global public good.

UNESCO: Communication and Information