Controlling the water : matching technology and institutions in irrigation management in India and Nepal /

This work explores the means of controlling water for irrigation in India and Nepal. It looks at water sources and technologies in use and institutions evolving with them, and their adaptation under new policies and agrarian change. The various field studies conducted in India and Nepal document the...

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Other Authors: Roth, Dik, 1954-, Vincent, Linden
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This work explores the means of controlling water for irrigation in India and Nepal. It looks at water sources and technologies in use and institutions evolving with them, and their adaptation under new policies and agrarian change. The various field studies conducted in India and Nepal document the complexities of water control in irrigation systems, and introduce concepts for their interdisciplinary analysis.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780199082247
0199082243