Will Neoliberal Policies Resolve Water Sector Dilemmas? Learnings from Maharashtra and Gujarat

Viswanathan P K ()

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Abstract: This paper examines how the neoliberal policies have influenced the water sector reform policies and interventions in India, particularly, in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In doing so, the paper tries to engage with three questions: a) what are the national and state-level responses towards the neoliberal policies and their immediate outcomes on reforms in the water sector?; b) whether the neoliberal policies and the regulatory systems as evolved in the developed country contexts would help resolve the burgeoning challenges and conflicts confronting the water sector in India?; and c) what are the critical issues and challenges that the policies and regulatory systems face in achieving the goals of integrated water resources development and a sustainable water future for the country? [Working Paper No. 202]. URL:[http://www.gidr.ac.in/pdf/Working%20Paper%20202.pdf].

Keywords: Water Policy; Bulk Water Tariff; Regulatory Regime; Institutions; Water Policies; Maharashtra Water; Gujarat; Participatory Irrigation; water sector; Tariffs; urban; rural population; climate change; sanitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-12
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