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Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Institutional Development and Productivity Impacts

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Markets for Water

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ((NRMP,volume 15))

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There is considerable interest throughout much of South Asia in water markets as a means of increasing access to and use of groundwater for irrigation (xcKahnert and Levine, 1993); (xcMoench, 1994). This interest arises not only from a recognition of the importance of groundwater resources for agricultural production, but also as an example of a spontaneously-developed institution for water management. In contrast to formalized water markets in countries such as Chile, groundwater markets in South Asia do not represent government-sanctioned or regulated sales of tradable water rights, but rather informal “spot markets” for the sale of water from private wells.

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    Mark W. Rosegrant

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    Ariel Dinar

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Meinzen-Dick, R.S. (1998). Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Institutional Development and Productivity Impacts. In: Easter, K.W., Rosegrant, M.W., Dinar, A. (eds) Markets for Water. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 15. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-32088-5_13

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