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Pricing Irrigation Water : A Literature Survey

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dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Robert C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T20:37:04Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T20:37:04Z
dc.date.issued2000-09
dc.description.abstractAs water scarcity and population pressures increase, more countries are adopting water pricing mechanisms, as their primary means of regulating the consumption of irrigation water. The way to allocate water efficiently is to "get the prices right", but how to accomplish this is open to debate. Water pricing methods are sensitive to the social, physical, institutional, and political setting. To assess the costs and benefits of a particular irrigation project, the pricing method must be tailored to local circumstances. The author's survey of the resource economics literature on irrigation services and pricing, will be useful for developing comprehensive guidelines for water policy practitioners. He synthesizes accumulated knowledge about the implementation, and performance of various water pricing methods used over the past two decades: volumetric pricing (marginal cost pricing), output and input pricing, per area pricing, tiered pricing, two part tariffs, and water markets. As water scarcity and population pressures increase, more countries are adopting water pricing mechanisms as their primary means of regulating the consumption of irrigation water. The way to allocate water efficiently is to "get the prices right", but how to accomplish this is open to debate. Water pricing methods are sensitive to the social, physical, institutional, and political setting. To assess the costs and benefits of a particular irrigation project, the pricing method must be tailored to local circumstances. The author's survey of the resource economics literature on irrigation services and pricing, will be useful for developing comprehensive guidelines for water policy practitioners. He synthesizes accumulated knowledge about the implementation, and performance of various water pricing methods used over the past two decades: volumetric pricing (marginal cost pricing), output and input pricing, per area pricing, tiered pricing, two part tariffs, and water markets.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/09/693037/pricing-irrigation-water-literature-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2449
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19785
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2449
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL USES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WATER USE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF WATER
dc.subjectARID REGIONS
dc.subjectBLOCK PRICING
dc.subjectCHANGING WATER DEMANDS
dc.subjectCOLLECTION OF WATER
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCOST OF WATER
dc.subjectCROP IRRIGATION
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDELIVERY COSTS
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subjectDIVERSION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectFRESH WATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFRESH WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIRRIGATION PROJECT
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SERVICES
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER PRICING
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST OF WATER
dc.subjectMETER READINGS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST PRICING
dc.subjectOUTPUT PRICING
dc.subjectPERMITS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRICE OF WATER
dc.subjectPRIVATE WATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC WATER
dc.subjectQUANTITIES OF WATER
dc.subjectRECHARGE
dc.subjectRECYCLING
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER
dc.subjectSCARCE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectSERVICE AREA
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF WATER
dc.subjectSURFACE SOURCES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subjectTOWN
dc.subjectWATER AGENCIES
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectWATER AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectWATER AUTHORITY
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectWATER CHARGE
dc.subjectWATER CHARGES
dc.subjectWATER CONSERVATION
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DELIVERY
dc.subjectWATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER FEES
dc.subjectWATER FLOW
dc.subjectWATER INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectWATER LAW
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER MARKET
dc.subjectWATER MARKETS
dc.subjectWATER METERS
dc.subjectWATER NEEDS
dc.subjectWATER POLICIES
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectWATER PRICING METHODS
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER PROJECTS
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RATES
dc.subjectWATER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RIGHTS
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectWATER SITUATION
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER UNIT
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER USER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectWATER USER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectWATER USER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.titlePricing Irrigation Water : A Literature Surveyen
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okr.date.disclosure2000-09-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:52:19.207736Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/09/693037/pricing-irrigation-water-literature-survey
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid567231468766233272
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2449
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_00101705305778
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum693037
okr.identifier.reportWPS2449
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okr.sectorIrrigation & Drainage
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Use
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicLaw and Development::Water Resources Law
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Sanitation and Sewerage
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitRural Development Department
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