An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective
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. Unre...
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| author | Ananda, J. Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1057302025-10-14T15:09:09Z An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective Ananda, J. Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. groundwater management water institutions evaluation water governance property rights water rights water use water market transaction costs groundwater extraction 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. 2020-08 2019-11-14T03:45:04Z 2019-11-14T03:45:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105730 en Open Access Springer 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 |
| spellingShingle | groundwater management water institutions evaluation water governance property rights water rights water use water market transaction costs groundwater extraction Ananda, J. Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective |
| title | An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective |
| title_full | An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective |
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| title_short | An evaluation of groundwater institutions in India: a property rights perspective |
| title_sort | evaluation of groundwater institutions in india a property rights perspective |
| topic | groundwater management water institutions evaluation water governance property rights water rights water use water market transaction costs groundwater extraction |
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