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Economics of Irrigation Water Management : A Literature Survey with Focus on Partial and General Equilibrium Models

Dudu, Hasan; Chumi, Sinqobile - 2012

that are relevant to irrigation water management issues. The most widely discussed issues in these models are water markets … water policy make it difficult to provide a comprehensive policy analysis. General equilibrium models of irrigation water … management allow incorporation of both the irrigation sector and the other sectors in the economy and analysis of policies …

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Blue Water and the Consequences of Alternative Food Security Policies in the Middle East and North Africa for Water Security

Larson, Donald F. - 2013

In the Middle East and North Africa, food security and water security are tightly entwined. In particular, choices about the extent to which food security policies rely on trade rather than domestically produced staples have stark consequences for the region's limited water resources. This paper...

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How "Natural" are Natural Monopolies in the Water Supply and Sewerage Sector? Case Studies from Developing and Transition Economies

Nauges, C??line; Berg, Caroline H. van den - 2012

Using data from the International Benchmarking NETwork database, the authors estimate measures of density and scale economies in the water industry in four countries (Brazil, Colombia, Moldova, and Vietnam) that differ substantially in economic development, piped water and sewerage coverage, and...

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Improving Child Nutrition Outcomes in India : Can the Integrated Child Development Services Program Be More Effective?

Das Gupta, Monica; Lokshin, Michael; Gragnolati, Michele - 2012

Levels of child malnutrition in India fell only slowly during the 1990s, despite significant economic growth and large … nearly half of India's population - have the lowest program coverage and the lowest budgetary allocations from the central …

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Is Green Growth Good for the Poor?

Dercon, Stefan - 2013

The developing world is experiencing substantial environmental change, and climate change is likely to accelerate these processes in the coming decades. Due to their initial poverty, and their relatively high dependence on environmental capital for their livelihoods, the poor are likely to...

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The Role of Technological Change in Green Growth

Popp, David - 2013

By reducing the costs of environmental protection, technological change is important for promoting green growth. This entails both the creation of new technologies and more widespread deployment of existing green technologies. This paper reviews the literature on environmentally friendly...

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Impact of Behavioral Issues on Green Growth Policies and Weather-Related Disaster Reduction in Developing Countries

Kunreuther, Howard; Michel-Kerjan, Erwann - 2013

This paper focuses on how developing countries can change the way they prepare for disasters so they are better equipped to sustain economic growth. It discusses the importance of considering the goals of key decision makers and the need to understand the perceptions, systematics biases, and...

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