Managing water on China's farms : institutions, policies and the transformation of irrigation under scarcity

Content: 
Front Matter,Copyright,About the Authors,Preface,Acknowledgments,Introduction and ConclusionsEntitled to full textSection I: Setting the StageChapter 1 - Water Scarcity in Northern China, Pages 3-19
Chapter 2 - Irrigation, Agricultural Production, and Rural Income, Pages 21-51
Chapter 3 - China\'s Agricultural Water Policy Reforms: Increasing Investment, Resolving Conflicts, and Revising Incentives, Pages 53-76
Chapter 4 - Water Survey Data, Pages 77-82
Chapter 5 - Evolution, Determinants, and Impacts of Tubewell Ownership/Management, Pages 85-100
Chapter 6 - Development of Groundwater Markets in China, Pages 101-121
Chapter 7 - Impacts of Groundwater Markets on Agricultural Production in China, Pages 123-132
Chapter 8 - Water User Associations and Contracts: Evolution and Determinants, Pages 135-153
Chapter 9 - Determinants of Contractual Form, Pages 155-170
Chapter 10 - Impacts of Surface Water Management Reforms, Pages 171-191
Chapter 11 - Evaluation of Water User Associations, Pages 193-214
Chapter 12 - Irrigation Water-Pricing Policy, Pages 217-235
Chapter 13 - Water Allocation Through Water Rights Institution, Pages 237-252
Chapter 14 - Adoption of Water-Saving Technology, Pages 253-275
Methodological Appendices, Pages 277-324
Index, Pages 325-328