Author: William H. SanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Some Economic, Institutional and Political Aspects of Irrigation Planning and Development
Author: William H. SanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Paths to the Emerging State in Asia and Africa
Author: Keijiro OtsukaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811331316
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book addresses the issue of how a country, which was incorporated into the world economy as a periphery, could make a transition to the emerging state, capable of undertaking the task of economic development and industrialization. It offers historical and contemporary case studies of transition, as well as the international background under which such a transition was successfully made (or delayed), by combining the approaches of economic history and development economics. Its aim is to identify relevant historical contexts, that is, the ‘initial conditions’ and internal and external forces which governed the transition. It also aims to understand what current low-income developing countries require for their transition. Three economic driving forces for the transition are identified. They are: (1) labor-intensive industrialization, which offers ample employment opportunities for labor force; (2) international trade, which facilitates efficient international division of labor; and (3) agricultural development, which improves food security by increasing supply of staple foods. The book presents a bold account of each driver for the transition.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: How Design, Management and Policy Affect the Performance of Irrigation Projects
Author: Hervé L. PlusquellecPublisher:
ISBN: 9789746802154
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India
Author: M. Dinesh KumarPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000517489
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This comprehensive volume explores the interface between politics and policy making in the water management sector of India. The authors discuss the nature of the political discourse on water management in India, and what characterizes this discourse. They also explore how this discourse has influenced the process of framing water related policies in India, particularly through the ‘academics-bureaucrat-politician’ nexus and the growing influence of the civil society groups on policy makers, which are the defining feature of this process, and which have produced certain policy outcomes that are not supported by sufficient scientific evidence. The book reveals that the social and management sciences, despite being increasingly relevant in contemporary water management, are unable to impress upon traditional, engineer-dominated water administration to seek solutions to complex water problems owing to a lack of interdisciplinary perspective in their research. The authors also examine the current deadlock in undertaking sectoral reforms due to existing water policies not being honoured. This collection includes several research studies which suggest legal, institutional policy alternatives for addressing the problems in areas such as irrigation, rural and urban water supply, flood control and adaptation to climate variability and change. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Institutional Economics of Water
Author: R. Maria SalethPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821356562
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
This publication examines issues of water sector reform and performance from the perspectives of institutional economics and political economic studies. The authors develop an alternative quantitative assessment methodology based on the principle of 'institutional ecology', as well as data collected from 127 water experts from 43 countries and regions around the world using a cross-country review of recent water sector reforms within an institutional transaction cost framework.
Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
Author: J. LemonsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401584923
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Of all the books written about the problems of sustainable development and environmental protection, Sustainable Development: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy is one of the first to examine the role of science, economics and law, and ethics as generally applied to decision making on sustainable development, particularly in respect to the recommendations contained in Agenda 21. Specifically, the book examines the role, capabilities, and certain strengths and weaknesses of these disciplines and their ethical implications in the context of sustainable development problems. Such an analysis is necessary to determine whether sustainable development problems create important new challenges and problems for government so that, where appropriate, new tools or approaches may be designed to overcome limitations or take advantage of the strengths of current scientific, economic and legal capabilities. Audience: Environmental professionals, whether academic, governmental or industrial, or in the private consultancy sector. Also suitable as an upper level text or reference.
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