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Beyond panaceas in water institutions

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The past 50 years of water policy have seen alternating policies emphasize the state, user groups, or markets as essential for solving water-management problems. A closer look reveals that each of these solutions has worked in some places but failed in others, especially when policies attempted to spread them over too many countries and diverse situations. A study of the variable performances of user groups for canal irrigation in India illustrates the factors that affect institutional performance. Research that identifies the critical factors affecting irrigation institutions can lead to sustainable approaches that are adapted to specific contextual attributes.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702296104

Author: Ruth Meinzen-Dick

Institution: International Food Policy Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Water Governance and Infrastructure

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1977201968

FWCI: 95.42

Cites: 25

Cited by: 579

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