Author(s): Ashok Gulati (Author), Ruth Suseela Meinzen-dick (Author), K. V. Raju (Author)
Publisher: SAGE
Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2004
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 322 pages
ISBN-10: 0761933115
ISBN-13: 9780761933113
Book Description
`Institutional Reforms in India Irrigation brings together perspectives from three scholars with research interests ranging from agricultural economics to participatory watershed management and collective action. Overall the book provides a useful overview of irrigation management in India and authoritavely reviews options for cost-recovery under irrigation management transfer programs′ – Development and Change
Examining the nature and scope of large-scale surface irrigation in India, this book identifies the factors leading to poor performance from a political economy perspective and suggests viable options for institutional reforms.
Using empirical data on irrigation financing and farmer participation, the authors go beyond merely making policy recommendations. They make detailed calculations of the costs of irrigation development, including both capital expenditure and recurring costs. They also examine the performance of reform measures that are already in operation in Karnataka and Rajasthan, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of participatory irrigation management reforms.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`Institutional Reforms in India Irrigation brings together perspectives from three scholars with research interests ranging from agricultural economics to participatory watershed management and collective action. Overall the book provides a useful overview of irrigation management in India and authoritavely reviews options for cost-recovery under irrigation management transfer programs′ – Development and Change
Given the authorship of the book, one expects a work of solid and impeccable scholarship and research and that expectation is fulfilled. Every chapter is densely packed with detailed and useful information. The book is likely to remain a valuable reference source for many years to come. We owe a debt of gratitude to the authors for this.
— Science, Technology & Society
From the Back Cover
`Institutional Reforms in India Irrigation brings together perspectives from three scholars with research interests ranging from agricultural economics to participatory watershed management and collective action. Overall the book provides a useful overview of irrigation management in India and authoritavely reviews options for cost-recovery under irrigation management transfer programs’ – Development and Change Examining the nature and scope of large-scale surface irrigation in India, this book identifies the factors leading to poor performance from a political economy perspective and suggests viable options for institutional reforms. Using empirical data on irrigation financing and farmer participation, the authors go beyond merely making policy recommendations. They make detailed calculations of the costs of irrigation development, including both capital expenditure and recurring costs. They also examine the performance of reform measures that are already in operation in Karnataka and Rajasthan, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of participatory irrigation management reforms.
About the Author
K. V. Raju is Professor and Head of the Ecological Economics Unit of the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore.
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