'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia

'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia

Groundwater exploitation has been instrumental in raising agricultural productivity and reducing rural poverty in South Asia, a region that accounts for nearly half of the global groundwater used for irrigation. Over the past three decades there has been an explosion of private investment in borewel...

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Main Author: Jacoby, Hanan G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2018
Subjects:
IRRIGATION
WATER SYSTEMS
FERTILIZER
CROPS
COST OF WATER
LAND ACQUISITION
GROUNDWATER
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30138
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spelling okr-10986-301382021-05-25T10:54:40Z 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia Jacoby, Hanan G. IRRIGATION WATER SYSTEMS FERTILIZER CROPS COST OF WATER LAND ACQUISITION GROUNDWATER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Groundwater exploitation has been instrumental in raising agricultural productivity and reducing rural poverty in South Asia, a region that accounts for nearly half of the global groundwater used for irrigation. Over the past three decades there has been an explosion of private investment in borewells and mechanized pumps, which has allowed access to groundwater to be widely shared. But this profusion of drilling and pumping has also led to serious groundwater depletion. This essay explores South Asia’s groundwater dilemma through the lens of welfare economics, drawing on evidence from India and Pakistan gleaned from a variety of sources ranging from agricultural censuses to specialized surveys. Policies to arrest groundwater depletion are also discussed. 2018-08-06T15:35:44Z 2018-08-06T15:35:44Z 2017-02 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30138 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research South Asia South Asia India Pakistan
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topic IRRIGATION
WATER SYSTEMS
FERTILIZER
CROPS
COST OF WATER
LAND ACQUISITION
GROUNDWATER
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
spellingShingle IRRIGATION
WATER SYSTEMS
FERTILIZER
CROPS
COST OF WATER
LAND ACQUISITION
GROUNDWATER
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
Jacoby, Hanan G.
'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
geographic_facet South Asia
South Asia
India
Pakistan
description Groundwater exploitation has been instrumental in raising agricultural productivity and reducing rural poverty in South Asia, a region that accounts for nearly half of the global groundwater used for irrigation. Over the past three decades there has been an explosion of private investment in borewells and mechanized pumps, which has allowed access to groundwater to be widely shared. But this profusion of drilling and pumping has also led to serious groundwater depletion. This essay explores South Asia’s groundwater dilemma through the lens of welfare economics, drawing on evidence from India and Pakistan gleaned from a variety of sources ranging from agricultural censuses to specialized surveys. Policies to arrest groundwater depletion are also discussed.
format Journal Article
author Jacoby, Hanan G.
author_facet Jacoby, Hanan G.
author_sort Jacoby, Hanan G.
title 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
title_short 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
title_full 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
title_fullStr 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
title_full_unstemmed 'Well-fare' Economics of Groundwater in South Asia
title_sort 'well-fare' economics of groundwater in south asia
publisher Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate 2018
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30138
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