Irrigation development and environmental degradation in developing countries - A dynamic model of investment decisions and policy options

Water Resources Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-146

  Babu, Suresh Chandra ^a   Nivas, B T ^b   Traxler, Gregory J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RC Associates Inc   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Dynamic optimization; Environmental degradation; Irrigation; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRAINAGE; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; DYNAMIC INVESTMENT DECISION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INVESTMENTS; POLICY OPTIONS; PUBLIC DRAINAGE PROJECT; SOIL SALINITY; TAX AND SUBSIDY POLICIES;

IRRIGATION;

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INVESTMENT DECISION; INVESTMENT DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT; MODELLING APPROACH; POLICY OPTION; POLICY OPTIONS;

INDIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0030114379     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00429683     Document Type: Article

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