1st Edition
Irrigation Investment, Technology, And Management Strategies For Development
Edited By K. William Easter
Copyright 1986
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book reports on a study that assessed the effectiveness of irrigation technologies and management practices in the Third World. Using a management model, it offers new perspectives on the evaluation of investment priorities and the benefits of irrigation projects in developing countries.
Studies in Water Policy and Management Charles W. Howe, General Editor -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Conceptual Model -- Priorities for Irrigation Planning and Investment -- Implementing Irrigation Projects: Operational and Institutional Problems -- Irrigation Development Needs in India -- Alternatives for Improving Small-Scale Irrigation Systems in Alfisol Watersheds in India -- Management, Production, and Rehabilitation in South Indian Irrigation Tanks -- Agricultural Intensification in Thailand: Complementary Role of Infrastructure and Agricultural Policy -- The Economics of Small Tank Irrigation in Northeast Thailand -- An Evaluation of River Pump and Tank Irrigation Systems in Northeast Thailand -- The Asian Development Bank Approach to Research Design for Irrigation Projects1 -- Private Tubewell and Canal Water Trade on Pakistan Punjab Watercourses -- Allocative Impacts of Alternative Methods of Charging for Irrigation Water in Egypt -- Direct or Indirect Alternatives for Irrigation Investment and the Creation of Property -- Irrigation Policies for Future Growth in Agriculture
