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Water and development : the troubled economic history of the arid tropics /

In this work, Tirthankar Roy examines the troubled economic history of the arid tropics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roy, Tirthankar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Water resources development > History.
Economic development > History.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Histoire.
Développement économique > Histoire.
Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Economic Development.
Development.
Historical Geography.
HISTORY.
Environmental)
SCIENCE.
Economics.
Environment and Ecology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • One Introduction
  • Two The History of a Concept
  • Three The Arid Regions
  • Four Dry Seasons and Disastrous Ones
  • Five Ancient Assets
  • Six The Colonial Era: Property Rights
  • Seven Dams and Drills
  • Eight The Big Push
  • Nine Paying For Green Revolutions
  • Ten Inequality And Discord
  • Eleven Tropical Pastoralism
  • Twelve The Future of the Trade-Off
  • Thirteen Conclusion
  • References
  • Index