Water policy reform in China's fragmented hydraulic state: Focus on self-funded/managed irrigation and drainage districts

Water Alternatives

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-551

  Nickum, James ^a  

^a Tokyo Jogakkan College   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; IWRM; Regime; SIDD (Self funded managed Irrigation and Drainage Districts); Water policy

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DRAINAGE NETWORK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POLICY REFORM; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WORLD BANK;

CHINA;

EID: 78649485336     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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