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Water Resource Economics
M. G. Chandrakanth
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Description for Water Resource Economics
Hardback. Water Resource Economics Num Pages: 253 pages, 70 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCN; RNF; TQSW; TVDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 549.
This book uses resource economics costing approaches incorporating externalities to estimate the returns for the country’s irrigation and demonstrates how underestimating the cost of water leads farmers to overestimate profits. The importance of the subject can be judged in light of the fact that India is the largest user of groundwater both for irrigation and for drinking purposes, pumping twice as much as the United States and six times as much as Europe.
Despite water’s vital role in ensuring economic security for the nation and farmers alike by supporting more than 70% of food production, water resource economists are yet ... Read more
This book uses resource economics costing approaches incorporating externalities to estimate the returns for the country’s irrigation and demonstrates how underestimating the cost of water leads farmers to overestimate profits. The importance of the subject can be judged in light of the fact that India is the largest user of groundwater both for irrigation and for drinking purposes, pumping twice as much as the United States and six times as much as Europe.
Despite water’s vital role in ensuring economic security for the nation and farmers alike by supporting more than 70% of food production, water resource economists are yet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132224785
SKU
V9788132224785
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About M. G. Chandrakanth
MG Chandrakanth is currently Professor and University Head of Agricultural Economics and former Dean of College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore (UASB), India. He completed BSc (Agri) in 1974, MSc (Agri) in Agricultural Economics in 1976 under Professor Noel SP Rebellow, and obtained his PhD in Agricultural Economics in 1981 under Dr JV Venkataram from the UASB. ... Read more
Reviews for Water Resource Economics
“Book under review is a timely and most comprehensive assessment of water and its use in agriculture. … Chandrakanth, has done a remarkable job of weaving the hydrological, economic and institutional aspects of water use into a meaningful and complete product. … hydrological concepts, empirical analyses and policy discussions found in this book could very well be applied to agricultural ... Read more