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Development patterns and the international order
Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1977
The concept of basic needs is today at the center of many discussions about development and the international order. Some international organizations are rethinking their prior evaluation of development policies based largely on aggregate economic output, in particular, the welfare of the very...
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Legitimacy and cooperation: A framed field experiment
Bouma, Jetske A.; Joy, K.J.; Paranjape, Suhas; Ansink, Erik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Decentralization of irrigation management to local communities is often claimed to improve performance. The argument is that decentralization enhances the perceived legitimacy of irrigation management, which in turn increases the willingness of water users to cooperate and contribute to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260178
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Framed field experiments with heterogeneous frame connotation
Ansink, Erik; Bouma, Jetske - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We study label framing effects in linear public goods games. By accounting for heterogeneous frame connotation, we can identify individual framing effects. We test for such effects in a field experiment on irrigation management in India. Using membership of the water users association as a proxy...
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Modelling water resource allocation: a case study on agriculture versus hydropower production
Bielsa, Jorge; Duarte, Rosa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
In this paper we propose an economic model for the optimum allocation of water within a given area with the following features. First, the introduction of the institutional, geographical and time scheme under which the water rights are granted. Secondly, the establishment of a modelling...
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A short review on the ‘Phiri Water Rights’
Sahoo, Ganeswar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
of water through privatization, or corporatization, or governmental policy, and other hand, the struggles of poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534221
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Impact of water scarcity on food security at macro level in Pakistan
Fahim, Muhammad Amir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
, water security, food inflation, poverty and management of water resources. Data on food security was collected from the FSA … (Food Security analysis) of the Sustainable development Policy institute (SDPI) and Food insecurity and Vulnerability … scarcity water scarcity on food security at macro levels. The findings so obtained may help in proposing the policy guidelines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401311
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Impact of water scarcity on food security at micro level in Pakistan
Fahim, Muhammad Amir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
, water security, food inflation, poverty and management of water resources. Data on food security was collected from the FSA … (Food Security analysis) of the Sustainable development Policy institute (SDPI) and Food insecurity and Vulnerability … scarcity on food security at Micro level. The findings so obtained may help in proposing the policy guidelines for overcoming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401314
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Impact of water scarcity on food security at meso level in Pakistan
Fahim, Muhammad Amir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
, water security, food inflation, poverty and management of water resources. Data on food security was collected from the FSA … (Food Security analysis) of the Sustainable development Policy institute (SDPI) and Food insecurity and Vulnerability … policy guidelines for overcoming water scarcity and handling with food insecurity caused by water scarcity and other factors. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401359
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Pricing for Scarcity
Roseta-Palma, Catarina; Monteiro, Henrique - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In many areas where water is not abundant, water pricing schedules contain significant nonlinearities. Existing pricing literature establishes that efficient schedules will depend on demand and supply characteristics. However, most empirical studies show that actual pricing schemes have little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622090
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The economic and environmental factors of water in arid regions: Study of the rural water use in Northern Darfur Region, Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We develop hypothetical policy scenarios in this part of the paper which are simulated using a product … contribute to the establishment of alternative policy options for water resources management and sustainable economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147859