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An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective

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Title An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective
 
Creator Ananda, J.
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
 
Subject groundwater management
water institutions
evaluation
water governance
property rights
water rights
water use
water market
transaction costs
groundwater extraction
 
Description Groundwater governance has become an intractable policy issue, which has many implications for the living standards and well-being of millions of rural poor in South Asia. Groundwater governance is complex as it is influenced by various hydrogeological, sociopolitical and socioeconomic factors. Unregulated groundwater extraction rates in South Asia have depleted the aquifers causing a raft of socioeconomic, environmental and human health problems. This paper analyzes de facto rights in groundwater markets and other emerging ‘groundwater-sharing institutional arrangements’ in India. Using a multi-dimensional property rights model, the paper decomposes de facto groundwater rights while drawing insights and broad policy lessons. The findings indicate that there is much scope for enhancing the ‘small group groundwater sharing’ governed by social regulatory measures. Moreover, distortionary subsidies for agriculture in general and groundwater development, in particular, have had an adverse impact of the resource use and merit further attention.
 
Date 2019-11-14T03:45:04Z
2019-11-14T03:45:04Z
2019-08-21
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ananda, J.; Aheeyar, Mohamed. 2020. An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22(6):5731-5749 doi: 10.1007/s10668-019-00448-8
1387-585X
1573-2975
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105730
 
Language en
 
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Format 22(6):5731-5749