Toward a financially sustainable irrigation system : lessons from the State of Victoria, Australia, 1984-1994

Toward a financially sustainable irrigation system : lessons from the State of Victoria, Australia, 1984-1994

Significant reform took place in the Victorian irrigation industry in the decade 1984 to 1994. This reform has positioned irrigated agriculture to take advantage of emerging international markets while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which irrigation depends. The overall strat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langford, K John
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Forster, Christine L, Malcolm, Duncan M
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1999
Series:World Bank technical paper no. 413
Subjects:
1984-1994
SISTEMAS DE RIEGO
ASPECTOS FINANCIEROS
DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
POLITICA GUBERNAMENTAL
AUSTRALIA
DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE
ECODESARROLLO
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgments
  • Executive summary
  • The authors
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Irrigation in Victoria in 1984: starting point for the journey
  • 3. Signposts along the way
  • 4. Political economy of reform, government policy, governance and strategic planning
  • 5. Profitability of irrigation
  • 6. The irrigation authority as a commercial business
  • 7. Environmental sustainability
  • 8. Insights for future travellers
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • List of figures and tables

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