Dynamics of irrigation-poverty linkages in rural India: Analytical framework and empirical analysis

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 459-473

  Saleth, R Maria ^a   Namara, Regassa E ^b   Samad, Madar ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agro climatic zones; India; Irrigation poverty linkages; Simultaneous equation system; System approach; Three stage least squares estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347900704     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0029     Document Type: Review

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