Water Policy Science and Politics : An Indian Perspective

Front Cover -- Water Policy Science and Politics: An Indian Perspective -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Context -- 1.2 Indiaâ Water Policy: Growing Debate -- 1.3 Ineffective National and State Water Policies -- 1.4 Conceptual Framework for Analysing Policy Making in the Water Sector -- 1.5 Understanding Policy Making Process in Water and Related Fields in India -- 1.5.1 Civil Society Views on Water -- 1.5.2 Increasing Influence of Civil Society -- 1.5.3 The Academic-Bureaucrat-Politician Nexus -- 1.5.4 Spreading of Falsehood? -- 1.5.5 Role of Social Sciences in Water Management -- 1.6 The Contents of this Volume -- References -- Chapter 2: Assessing the Importance of Water Infrastructure and Institutions for Water Security -- 2.1 The Debate -- 2.2 The Evidence -- 2.3 The Research Studies -- 2.4 Water and Inclusive Growth -- 2.4.1 How Water Security Impacts Growth? -- 2.4.2 Linkage Between Human Development and Water Security -- 2.4.3 Impact of Water Security on Income Inequality and Poverty -- 2.4.4 Importance of Storage Development for Economic Growth in Arid Tropical Countries -- 2.5 Impact of Storage Development on Malnutrition and Child Mortality -- 2.6 The Findings -- 2.7 The Last Word -- References -- Chapter 3: Why India Needs Large Water Resource Projects Involving Interbasin Water Transfers -- 3.1 Indiaâ s Water Crisis and the Debate on Interlinking of Rivers -- 3.2 Why Interlinking of Rivers is Important for India -- 3.3 The Drivers of Future Water Demand -- 3.4 The Food Security Challenge of Land-Water-Food Security Nexus in India -- 3.5 Alternatives to River Linking -- 3.6 The Social Cost of Not Doing Inter-Basin Water Transfers -- 3.7 Conclusions -- References -- Further Reading