Schoengold, Karina; Zilberman, David - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2933-2977). 2007
irrigation. In many cases, water resources have been overdeveloped; there has been overspending on capital; and significant costs … in terms of loss of ecosystems, extinction of fish species, and contamination of water sources. This chapter provides an … economic perspective on the contribution of irrigation and water resources to past agricultural development and future water …