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Irrigation water pricing : the gap between theory and practice / edited by F. Molle and J. Berkoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series.
- Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irrigation water--Prices.
- Irrigation water.
- Water-supply, Agricultural--Economic aspects.
- Water-supply, Agricultural.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The pricing of water has often been applied universally, using general and ideological policies, and not considering regional environmental and economic differences. This book features case-studies that assess various policies by evaluating their objectives and constraints and demonstrating their failure by not considering the regional context.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; 1. Water Pricing in Irrigation: The Lifetime of an Idea; 2. Water Pricing in Irrigation: Mapping the Debate in the Light of Experience; 3. Why Is Agricultural Water Demand Unresponsive at Low Price Ranges?; 4. 'Get the Prices Right': A Model of Water Prices and Irrigation Efficiency in Maharashtra, India; 5. Thailand's 'Free Water': Rationale for a Water Charge and Policy Shifts; 6. Water Rights and Water Fees in Rural Tanzania; 7. Who Will Pay for Water? The Vietnamese State's Dilemma of Decentralization of Water Management in the Red River Delta
- 8. Water Pricing in Haryana, India9. The Energy-Irrigation Nexus in South Asia: Groundwater Conservation and Power Sector Viability; 10. Wells and Canals in Jordan: Can Pricing Policies Regulate Irrigation Water Use?; 11. Water Pricing in Tadla, Morocco; 12. Water Pricing Policies and Recent Reforms in China: The Conflict between Conservation and Other Policy Goals; 13. Water Pricing and Irrigation: A Review of the European Experience; 14. Policy-driven Determinants of Irrigation Development and Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study in Spain; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-00441-3
- 9786611004415
- 1-84593-293-5
- OCLC:
- 173844023
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