New Directions for Water Management in Indian Agriculture

Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 227-288

  Ackermann, Richard ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural growth; groundwater use; irrigation management; surface water development; water institutions; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994473327     PISSN: 09749101     EISSN: 09752730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097491011200400205     Document Type: Article

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