Governance of Water: Institutional alternatives and political economy/ Vishwa Ballabh

Preface and AcknowledgementsPART ONE: GOVERNANCE: CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGESGovernance of Water - Ballabh Issues and ChallengesWater Governance, Politics, Policy - IyerMis-governance of Droughts in India - JairathGender Issues in Water Governance - Kulkani, Joy & Paranjape Review of Challenges and Emerging StrategiesPART TWO: PRICING, SUBSIDIES AND GOVERNANCE OF SURFACE WATERPricing, Subsidies and Instituional Reforms in Indian Irrigation - Raju & Gulati Some Emerging TrendsRecovery of Irrigation User Cess and Governance of Canal Systems - Thomas & BallabhIrrigation Water Pricing - Parthasarathy Analysis of Competing SourcesResources, Rules and Technology - Shah Ethnography of Building a Water Users' AssociationCrafting Institutions for Collective Action in Canal Irrigation - Narain Can We Break the Deadlocks?Inter-state Water Disputes and the Governance Challenges - Padhiari & BallabhPART THREE: GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCEGroundwater Governance in Eastern India - Ballabh et. alPolitical Economy of Groundwater Governance in Gujarat - Prakash A Micro-level AnalysisGoverning the Groundwater Economy - Shah Comparative Analysis of National Institutions and Policies in South Asia, China and MexicoPART FOUR: THE WAY FORWARDMulti-stakeholder Participation, Collaborative Policy-making and Water Governance - Joy, Suhas & Kulkarni The Need for a Normative FrameworkMulti-stakeholders' Dialogue as an Approach Towards Sustainable Use of Groundwater - Janakarajan Some Experiences in the Palar River Basin, South IndiaThe New Institutions Economics of India's Water Policy - ShahThe Water Resources Policy Process in India - Mollinga Centralisation, Polarisation and New Demands on GovernanceIndex