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A RAWLSIAN EVALUATION OF IRRIGATION DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA 1
Author(s) -
Sampath R. K.
Publication year - 1991
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.1752-1688.1991.tb01472.x
Subject(s) - irrigation , inequality , distribution (mathematics) , equity (law) , mathematics , economics , water resource management , environmental science , law , ecology , political science , mathematical analysis , biology
This paper critically evaluates the nature of irrigation distribution in India using the Rawlsian criterion of equity in dis. tribution and estimates the performance of different states in India according to the Rawlsian notion of fairness in distribution. It is found that there is considerable inequality across farm‐size groups in the distribution of irrigated areas in general and canal irrigated areas in particular, and that there are wide interstate differences in the levels of this inequality. Further, it is found that switching over to a Rawlsian based distribution of canal irrigation will help in reducing the levels of inequality in overall irrigation distribution in all states.