Water markets: public resource and private appropriation
By: Prasad, G.S. Ganesh.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002Description: p.28-29.Subject(s): Agriculture | Groundwater | Irrigation
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: The emergence of water markets has been a consequence of the popular use of groundwater and now increasingly surface water resources for irrigation. But as this paper explains, while this may have helped raise agricultural output, it has also seen a widening of rural inequalities and has had an adverse impact on the interests of small and marginal farmers and other weaker sections of society. - Reproduced.
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 37, Issue no: 1 | Available | AR51882 |
The emergence of water markets has been a consequence of the popular use of groundwater and now increasingly surface water resources for irrigation. But as this paper explains, while this may have helped raise agricultural output, it has also seen a widening of rural inequalities and has had an adverse impact on the interests of small and marginal farmers and other weaker sections of society. - Reproduced.
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