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Legislation on water users, organizations

A comparative analysis

Year of publication 2003

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 118 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251050279

Series title FAO Legislative Study

Series number 79

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A robust regulatory framework for the corporate governance of water user's organizations is a fundamental ingredient of irrigation management transfer policies. The present publication offers a comparative analysis of the contemporary legislation of a wide variety of countries, providing the needed regulatory framework for water user's organizations to function and grow.

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