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INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF WATER GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2018(III-I).02      10.31703/glsr.2018(III-I).02      Published : Dec 2018

Institutional Analysis of Water Governance in Pakistan

Abstract

    Pakistan is said to be at the brink of being a water-scarce country current per capita water availability is 1090 m3 per year. This point to the water governance issues in Pakistan. Given these problems, a debate among scholars and policymakers is what governance model should Pakistan adopt to manage its water resources effectively. A few of them are a proponent of privatization of water, while others argue that traditional warabandi can still be an effective way to manage the water if certain loopholes in the system can be addressed. In this paper, we discuss both models and analysis with institutional theories of (water) property rights and relations, state authority, and neoliberalism to analyze the pros and cons of both models. In conclusion, we enlist the problems that persist in both models and provide recommendations for better governance of water in Pakistan.

    Institutional Analysis, Water Governance, Pakistan

    (1) Muhammad Ali
    Department of Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Suneel Kumar
    Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Pasand Ali Khoso
    Department of Sociology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Ali, Muhammad, Suneel Kumar, and Pasand Ali Khoso. 2018. "Institutional Analysis of Water Governance in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, III (I): 10-20 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2018(III-I).02

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    HARVARD : ALI, M., KUMAR, S. & KHOSO, P. A. 2018. Institutional Analysis of Water Governance in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, III, 10-20.

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