Conflict, resistance and alliances in a multi-governance setting: Reshaping realities in the Andhra Pradesh irrigation reforms

Energy and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 861-875

  Nikku, Bala Raju ^a   van der Molen, Irna ^b,c  

^a Kadambari Memorial College of Science and Management   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Irrigation management; Multi level governance; Participation; Water sector reforms

Indexed keywords

WATER SUPPLY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTS; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; MULTIPLE LEVELS; PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTS; POLICY CHOICES; POOR PERFORMANCES; WATER SECTOR REFORMS; WATER SECTORS;

IRRIGATION;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IRRIGATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY REFORM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55149109655     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830508785363550     Document Type: Article

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