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Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt
Dalia M. Gouda
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Description for Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt
Hardcover. A groundbreaking study of Nile water management in Egypt BIC Classification: 1HBE; TQSW1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the introduction of more water-efficient technology and by placing management of the improved systems in the hands of local water user associations. The central premise of most of these programs was that the functioning of such associations could rely on the revival of traditional forms of social capital-social networks, norms, and trust-for their success. Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt shows how the far-reaching social changes wrought at the village level in Egypt through ... Read more
From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the introduction of more water-efficient technology and by placing management of the improved systems in the hands of local water user associations. The central premise of most of these programs was that the functioning of such associations could rely on the revival of traditional forms of social capital-social networks, norms, and trust-for their success. Social Capital and Local Water Management in Egypt shows how the far-reaching social changes wrought at the village level in Egypt through ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774167638
SKU
V9789774167638
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About Dalia M. Gouda
Dalia M. Gouda is a development professional with twenty years' experience, of which more than ten are in Egypt's water sector. She was awarded her PhD from the University of Sheffield in 2013. Her main interests include water resources management, water users organizations, and the impact of development interventions on the socioeconomic aspects of rural communities in Egypt.
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