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Rural to Urban Migration as a Household Decision: Experimental Evidences from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Huy, Huynh Truong - Development and Policies Research Center (Depocen) - 2009

This paper reports the results of a survey from 148 households in the Mekong Delta regarding the household's decision of migration. Recent studies of migration indicated that a decision of migration for a certain person is not made individually by himself, but it is often made with impacts from...

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Dynamics of Irrigation Institutions: Case Study of a Village Panchayat in Kerala

Menon, Vineetha; Paul, Antonyto; Nair, K.N. - eSocialSciences - 2006

working of irrigation institutions, the present study reveals that successful management of irrigation is contingent upon the … level of participation of the water users in the management. By comparing irrigation institutions under different property … rights, the study identifies the significant factors that contribute to the success and sustainability of irrigation …

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Dams

Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - eSocialSciences - 2005

the dam benefit from increased irrigation and see agricultural production increase and poverty fall. Overall, our …

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Andhra Pradesh Budget 2008-09

Pradesh, Government Andhra - eSocialSciences - 2008

SPEECH OF SRI K. ROSAIAH, HONOURABLE FINANCE MINISTER WHILE PRESENTING THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2008-09 TO THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE LEGISLATURE.

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Groundwater Management and Ownership: Report of Expert Group

Parikh, Kirit - eSocialSciences - 2007

It is time India recognises its dependency on groundwater resources, which is only going to increase in the coming years, partly because of growing urbanisation and industrialisation. In view of the growing seriousness of the problem, it is necessary that a political consensus build up quickly...

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How Participatory is Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)? A Study of Water User Associations (WUAs) in Andhra Pradesh

Reddy, P Prudhvikar; Reddy, V. Ratna - eSocialSciences - 2008

It is argued that the reason for the ills of irrigation management is the alienation of farmers from the process of … irrigation reforms at the state level. Andhra Pradesh has demonstrated the political will by initiating widespread irrigation …

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Rivers for Life: Inspirations and Insights from the 2nd International Meeting of Dam-Affected and their Allies

Wong, Susanne; Wesley, Tara - eSocialSciences - 2006

On November 28, 2003, roughly 300 grassroots activists, people affected by large dams and representatives from NGOs gathered in a small village in Rasi Salai district in Northeast Thailand. They met for a five-day conference on large dams under the rallying cry of â€œRivers for Life.â€As...

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Beyond the Buzz: Panchayats, Water User Groups and Law in India

Upadhyay, Videh - eSocialSciences - 2006

Close observers especially in the water and forestry sector point out that user organizations may not fit well within the system of local governance and â€œlinking them to Panchayats may undermine their independence and effectiveness.â€ Evolving effective interrelationship between...

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Economic Survey 2005-06, Chapter 8

eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance - 2006

Agriculture

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Infrastructure Development in India An Appraisal

Nayak, P. - eSocialSciences - 2007

changes significantly. Basic infrastructure such as water and irrigation are more important in less developed countries …

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