IV. Readings
Brief descriptions and references are provided in section 3-‘Resource Material in a Nutshell’
Theme 1: Introduction to Water and Economics
| 1.1 The Economic Conception of Water | |
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Author: W. M. Hanemann Link: http://are.berkeley.edu/~hanemann/Economic%20conception%20of%20water.pdf |
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| 1.2 Water as an Economic Good and Demand Management Paradigms with Pitfalls | |
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Authors: Hubert Savenije and Pieter van der Zaag Link: http://webworld.unesco.org/Water/wwap/pccp/cd/pdf/educational_tools/course_ modules/reference_documents/water/waterasaneconomicgood.pdf |
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| 1.3 Why Water is Not An Ordinary Economic Good, or Why the Girl is Special | |
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Author: Hubert H.G. Savenije Link: http://webworld.unesco.org/Water/wwap/pccp/cd/pdf/educational_tools/course_ modules/reference_documents/water/waterisnotanordinaryeconomicgood.pdf |
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Theme 2: Institutional Economics and Property Rights of Water
2.1 The Institutional Economics of Water a Cross-Country Analysis of Institutions and Performance |
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Authors: R. Maria Saleth and Ariel Dinar Link: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/10/19/ 000160016_20041019170821/Rendered/PDF/302620PAPER0In1l0economics0of0water.pdf |
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2.2 The New Institutional Economics of India’s Water Policy |
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Author: Tushaar Shah Link: http://www.nri.org/projects/waterlaw/AWLworkshop/SHAH-T.pdf |
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2.3 Determinants of Institutional Success for Water in India: Results from a Study across Three States |
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Authors:Vasant Gandhi , Lin Crase and Gamini Herath Link: http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/10372/1/cp07ga01.pdf |
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2.4 Water Rights System as a Demand Management Option: Potentials, Constraints and Prospects |
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Author: Vishal Narain Link: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Other/PDF/NRLP%20Proceeding-3%20Paper%20-%206.pdf |
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Theme 3: Valuation and Pricing of Water Systems
3.1 The Economic Value of the Environment: Cases from South Asia Willingness to Pay for Water in Dhaka Slums a Contingent Valuation Study |
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Author: Nasima Tanveer Chowdhury Link: http://www.joyhecht.net/professional/papers/SAsia.valuation.ch4.pdf |
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3.2 Municipal Water Pricing and Tariff Design: A Reform Agenda for South Asia |
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Author: D Whittington Link: http://www.sswm.info/sites/default/files/reference_attachments/WHITTINGTON %202003%20Municipal%20Water%20Pricing%20South%20Asia_0.pdf |
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3.3 Water Tariffs and Subsidies in South Asia: Tariff Structures in Six South Asian Cities |
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Author: Clarrisa Brocklehurst Link: http://www.wsp.org/wsp/sites/wsp.org/files/publications/418200752957_scorecard.pdf |
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3.4 Issues of Pricing Urban Water |
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Author: Rajan Padwal Link: http://www.mu.ac.in/arts/social_science/eco/pdfs/vibhuti/wp13.PDF |
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3.5 The New Economy of Water: The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and Privatization of Fresh Water |
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Authors: Peter H. Gleick, Gary Wolff, Elizabeth L. Chalecki and Rachel Reyes Link: http://www.pacinst.org/reports/new_economy_of_water/new_economy_of_water.pdf |
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Theme 4: Privatization of Water
4.1 Water Privatization in the Asia Pacific Region |
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Author: Jubilee South- Asia Pacific Movement on Debt and Development Link: http://www.jubileesouth.org/upload1/water_lo.pdf |
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4.2 Water: Private, Limited: Issues in Privatization, Corporatisation and Commercialisation of Water Sector in India |
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Authors: Gaurav Dwivedi, Rehmat and Shripad Dharmadhikary Link: http://www.manthan-india.org/IMG/pdf/Water_Pvt_Ltd_New.pdf |
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4.3 24/7, ‘Privatisation’ and Water Reform: Insights from Hubli-Dharwad |
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Authors: Priya Sangameswaran, Roopa Madhav and Clifton D’Rozario Link: http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0801.pdf |
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4.4 Transforming Water Supply Regimes in India: Do Public-Private Partnerships Have a Role to Play? |
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Author: Govind Gopakumar Link: http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&Itemid=1 |
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Theme 5: Economics Associated with Floods
5.1 Economic Aspects of Integrated Flood Management |
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Author: Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM) Link: http://www.apfm.info/pdf/ifm_economic_aspects.pdf |
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5.2 Socio-Economic Impacts of Floods and Flood Protection: A Bangladesh Case Study |
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Author: Paul Thompson and Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Link: http://www.eird.org/estrategias/pdf/eng/doc13380/doc13380-a.pdf |
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5.3 Economic Impact of Climate Change on Mumbai, India |
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Authors: Rakesh Kumar, Parag Jawale and Shalini Tandon Link: http://www.searo.who.int/LinkFiles/Regional_Health_Forum_Volume_12_No_1_Economic_ impact_of.pdf |
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Theme 6: Environmental Economics and Water Pollution
6.1 Water Quality in Developing Countries, South Asia, South Africa, Water Quality Management and Activities that Cause Water Pollution |
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Author: Somaya Abbaspour Link: http://www.ipcbee.com/vol15/17-U10016.pdf |
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6.2 Economic Instruments |
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Author: J.D Bernstein Link: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/resourcesquality/wpcbegin.pdf |
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6.3 The Costs of Water Pollution in India |
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Author: Augustin Maria Link: http://www.cerna.ensmp.fr/Documents/cerna_globalisation/maria-delhi.pdf |
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Theme 7: Economics of Community Managed Irrigation, Participatory Irrigation and Water Policy Reforms
7.1 Managing Water Resources Communities and Markets |
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Author: Centre for Civil Society Link: http://www.ccsindia.org/ccsindia/pdf/water_brief.pdf |
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7.2 Developing a Method for Analyzing Institutional Change |
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Author: Elinor Ostrom Link: http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/publications/materials/docs/W05_29_Ostrom.pdf |
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7.3 Pricing Irrigation Water: A Review of Theory and Practice |
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Authors: Robert C. Johansson, Yacov Tsur , Terry L. Roe , Rachid Doukkali and Ariel Dinar Link: http://ddr.nal.usda.gov/bitstream/10113/46346/1/IND44427380.pdf |
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7.4 Breaking the Gridlock in Water Reforms through Water Markets: International Experience and Implementation Issues for India |
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Author: Nirmal Mohanty and Shreekant Gupta Link: http://www.libertyindia.org/policy_reports/water_markets_2002.pdf |
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7.5 Political Economy and Political Risks of Institutional Reforms in the Water Sector |
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Authors: Ariel Dinar, Trichur K. Balakrishnan, and Joseph Wambia Link: http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsarg/i/fulltext/political/political.pdf |
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Theme 8: Economics of Ground Water in South Asia
8.1 India’s Ground Water Irrigation Economy: The Challenge of Balancing Livelihoods and Environment |
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Author: Tushaar Shah Link: http://cgwb.gov.in/documents/papers/incidpapers/Paper%203-%20Tushaar%20Shah.pdf |
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8.2 Economic Instruments for Groundwater Management Using Incentives to Improve Sustainability |
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Authors: Karin Kemper, Stephen Foster, Héctor Garduño Marcella Nanni Albert Tuinhof Link: http://www.limpoporak.com/_system/DMSStorage/3471en/GWMATEBN07.pdf |
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8.3 Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Participation and Productivity |
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Author: Ruth Meinzen-Dick Link: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdfIFPRI_docs/PNABZ947.pdf |
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8.4 Economics of Ground Water Irrigation in Nepal: Some Farm-Level Evidences |
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Authors: Humnath Bhandari and Sushil Pandey Link: http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/43759/2/185.pdf |
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