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Pricing Irrigation Water : Principles and Cases from Developing Countries by Yacov Yacov Tsur (2004, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-101891853767

ISBN-139781891853760

eBay Product ID (ePID)30468240

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePricing Irrigation Water : Principles and Cases from Developing Countries

Publication Year2004

SubjectEcology, Natural Resources

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, Law

AuthorYacov Yacov Tsur

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2003-021994

Reviews'This book should be read by all who deal with the problem of selecting the proper pricing method and tariff structures for irrigation projects and especially those working in lesser developed countries. . . . Contains a wealth of information and suggestions for irrigation policymakers and others in the water resources field.'Journal of the American Water Resources Association'An interesting book. While the primary audience is policymakers and water district managers, the case studies could also be useful in a classroom setting.'Journal of Agribusiness

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal333.91317

Table Of ContentContributorsPreface1. The Need for Effective Pricing2. A Literature Survey3. Economic Principles of Irrigation Water Demand and Supply4. A Microeconomic Analysis of Pricing in Morocco, China, Mexico, South Africa, and Turkey5. Interaction Between Economywide Policies and Irrigated Agriculture in Morocco6. Policy Implications7. Pricing Irrigation Water in Morocco8. Pricing Irrigation Water in China9. Pricing Irrigation Water in Mexico10. Pricing Irrigation Water in South Africa11. Pricing Irrigation Water in TurkeyGlossaryReferencesIndex

SynopsisAs globalization links economies, the value of a country's irrigation water becomes increasingly sensitive to competitive forces in world markets. Water policy at the national and regional levels will need to accommodate these forces or water is likely to become undervalued. The inefficient use of this resource will lessen a country's comparative advantage in world markets and slow its transition to higher incomes, particularly in rural households. While professionals widely agree on what constitutes sound water resource management, they have not yet reached a consensus on the best ways of implementing policies. Policymakers have considered pricing water - a debated intervention - in many variations. Setting the price 'right, ' some say, may guide different types of users in efficient water use by sending a signal about the value of this resource. Aside from efficiency, itself an important policy objective, equity, accessibility, and implementation costs associated with the right pricing must be considered. Focusing on the examples of China, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, and Turkey, Pricing Irrigation Water provides a clear methodology for studying farm-level demand for irrigation water. This book is the first to link the macroeconomics of policies affecting trade to the microeconomics of water demand for irrigation and, in the case of Morocco, to link these forces to the creation of a water user-rights market. This type of market reform, the contributors argue, will result in growing economic benefits to both rural and urban households, As globalization links economies, the value of a country's irrigation water becomes increasingly sensitive to competitive forces in world markets. Water policy at the national and regional levels will need to accommodate these forces or water is likely to become undervalued. The inefficient use of this resource will lessen a country's comparative advantage in world markets and slow its transition to higher incomes, particularly in rural households. While professionals widely agree on what constitutes sound water resource management, they have not yet reached a consensus on the best ways of implementing policies. Policymakers have considered pricing water - a debated intervention - in many variations. Setting the price 'right,' some say, may guide different types of users in efficient water use by sending a signal about the value of this resource. Aside from efficiency, itself an important policy objective, equity, accessibility, and implementation costs associated with the right pricing must be considered. Focusing on the examples of China, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, and Turkey, Pricing Irrigation Water provides a clear methodology for studying farm-level demand for irrigation water. This book is the first to link the macroeconomics of policies affecting trade to the microeconomics of water demand for irrigation and, in the case of Morocco, to link these forces to the creation of a water user-rights market. This type of market reform, the contributors argue, will result in growing economic benefits to both rural and urban households.

LC Classification NumberHD1702.P745 2003