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WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF TUBEWELL IRRIGATION IN BANGLADESH 1
Author(s) -
Ahmed Akhter U.,
Sampath Rajan K.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb03022.x
Subject(s) - irrigation , context (archaeology) , welfare , agricultural economics , water resource management , monopoly , business , economics , environmental science , geography , agronomy , archaeology , market economy , biology
This paper investigates and estimates the welfare loss due to monopoly in tubewell irrigation water market in Bangladesh. In this context, an attempt has been made to evaluate the efficacy of the landless irrigation groups. Using cross‐sectional data and regression analysis, cost and demand functions for irrigation water are estimated. The study demonstrates the relatively superior performance of the landless groups in terms of economic efficiency in shallow tubewell irrigation operation, in comparison to irrigation operation by the landowners.