Irrigation, Management Reform and Its Effects -- Empirical Analysis of Irrigation Districts in the Yellow River Basin

Author: Wang Jinxia et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book consists of ten chapters. Chapter 1 is the research background section; Chapter 2 introduces the selection method of sample irrigation areas in the Yellow River Basin, the survey design, and the basic characteristics of the sample areas; Chapter 3 analyzes the poverty incidence, distribution, and characteristics of the sample irrigation areas; Chapter 4 examines the relevant factors of poverty; Chapter 5 analyzes the progress and determinants of irrigation management reform; Chapter 6 evaluates the impact of irrigation management reform on crop water use; Chapter 7 assesses the effects of irrigation management reform on agricultural production, farmers' income, and poverty alleviation; Chapter 8 introduces the key aspects of water rights, water allocation, and agricultural water prices in relation to poverty alleviation; Chapter 9 analyzes the relationship between irrigation, agricultural performance, and poverty alleviation; Chapter 10 examines the relationship between irrigation, poverty, and inequality. Based on empirical research, this book primarily addresses the following questions: What is the poverty incidence in the irrigation areas? What are their distribution characteristics? How significant is the role of irrigation in improving agricultural productivity, increasing farmers' income, narrowing the income gap, and alleviating poverty? What is the current state of irrigation management reform and its characteristics? How does irrigation management reform impact water use efficiency, agricultural production, farmers' income, and rural poverty? How can effective institutional, policy, and measures for poverty-alleviating irrigation management be designed and implemented? To address these issues, the main purpose of this book is to propose effective policies, institutional arrangements, and incentive mechanisms for irrigation management through an in-depth analysis and discussion of the irrigation areas in the Yellow River Basin, in order to improve the operational efficiency of irrigation systems and promote the sustainable and equitable development of the irrigation area economy. The target readers of this book include policymakers in water resources, irrigation management personnel, researchers, graduate students, and can also serve as a teaching reference for relevant universities and research institutions.