Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India

List of contents

1. Water management in India: the multiplicity of views and solutions 2. Water resources development in India 3. India’s water management debate: is the ‘civil society’ making it everlasting? 4. Proposing a solution to India’s water crisis: ‘paradigm shift’ or pushing outdated concepts? 5. Water transfer from irrigation tanks for urban use: can payment for ecosystem services produce efficient outcomes? 6. The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh 7. Managing water-related risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans: policy alternatives and institutions 8. Techno-institutional models for managing water quality in rural areas: case studies from Andhra Pradesh, India 9. Financial performance of India’s irrigation sector: a historical analysis 10. Solarizing groundwater irrigation in India: a growing debate

About the author

M. Dinesh Kumar is Executive Director at the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy, in India. He is a leading water resources expert with 28 years of experience undertaking research, action research, consultancy and training in the field of water, agriculture and energy. He has authored six books and five edited volumes on water resources, agriculture and energy, as well as over 170 research articles and papers.

Summary

This comprehensive volume explores the interface between politics and policy making in the water management sector of India. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Product details

• Authors: M. Dinesh Kumar, M. Dinesh (Institute for Resource Analysis Kumar
• Assisted by: M. Dinesh Kumar (Editor), M. Dinesh Kumar (Editor), Kumar M. Dinesh (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780367312787
• ISBN: 978-0-367-31278-7
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance; Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, India, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies