Non-market interventions in water-sharing: Case studies from West Bengal, India

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 545-569

  Rawal, Vikas ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Irrigation; Non market intervention; Water markets; Water lords; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 2442618396     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0366.00045     Document Type: Article

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