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Publisher: WIT Press
Date: 15-04-2010
DOI: 10.2495/EEIA100061
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2009
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 05-12-2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2006
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2005
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-11-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-2006
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2015
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-0008
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-2010
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2010
Publisher: WIT Press
Date: 11-12-2012
DOI: 10.2495/SI120441
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-07-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2017
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-05-2011
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Date: 15-07-2004
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002786
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2006
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-08-2014
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 30-09-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-04-2020
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2004
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2004
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2006
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2021
Abstract: The special issue assembles papers that addressed the following themes: how COVID‐19 has affected agricultural and resource‐based industries, the effects of major disruptions due to other disasters beyond COVID‐19 on the sector and the collective lessons for policymakers and practitioners. This paper provides an overview of the contributions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2010
Publisher: Pluto Journals
Date: 09-2003
DOI: 10.1080/0810902032000113497
Abstract: Considerable public debate surrounded the Bush Administration's policy to invade Iraq if it did not dismantle its purported stockpile of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' and the wisdom of Australian participation in such an attack. This paper invokes Albert Hirschman's well-known 'rhetoric of reaction' taxonomy to examine the patterns of persuasive discourse embodied in the Australian debate over the desirability of Australian involvement in a war with Iraq. We seek to establish whether the Hirschmanian typology does indeed adequately describe rhetorical patterns in the Australian debate and we attempt to identify shortcomings in the analytical system proposed by Hirschman.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-11-2012
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 12-2005
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-2006
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2023
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2010
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2000
Publisher: RFF Press
Date: 06-12-2012
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-1999
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-03-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-08-2009
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Date: 10-2008
DOI: 10.2166/WP.2007.031
Abstract: Reformation of the policies for allocating Australia's water resources has now assumed profound political, economic and social significance. However, there are marked contrasts between urban and agricultural sectors, in the approach to policy reform. Whereas governments have embarked on a range of mandated initiatives to alter or constrain the behaviour of urban dwellers, the approach adopted for irrigated agriculture has been characterised by an emphasis on markets and private property rights. This paper explores the extent of these disparate and potentially incongruous policies by focussing primarily on the states with the largest irrigation sectors, New South Wales and Victoria. Whilst acknowledging the high transaction costs of in idual households engaging in a water market, the paper argues for more liberal market participation by urban water authorities on behalf of their constituents. The paper also calls for more rigorous economic assessment of the plethora of water-saving and demand-management strategies being proposed in the urban water setting.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 1996
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2003
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 2006
DOI: 10.1108/09578230610642674
Abstract: To invoke Julian Le Grand's conceptual model of the interaction between human motivation and policy formulation in order to explain how motivational endogeneity in the university environment has distorted policy outcomes in the Australian higher education reform program. Le Grand contends that changes in the perception of policy makers of both motivation and agency in the public sector have transformed public sector reform programs in the past two decades. However, because producers and consumers of public services react vigorously to different policy presumptions of their behaviour, a problem of endogeneity arises that may distort the intended outcomes of reform processes. This conceptual framework is applied to higher education reform in Australia from the so‐called Dawkins reform program in the late 1980s onwards. Argues that the Le Grand model can shed light on the changes in Australian higher education that have occurred as a consequence of the ongoing reform process and account for at least some of the unintended negative consequences of the reforms. The paper represents the first application of the Le Grand model to higher education reform.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date: 2011
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-03-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2007
DOI: 10.5172/IJTR.5.2.41
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 08-08-2016
DOI: 10.1007/S11269-016-1457-9
Abstract: Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) requires simultaneous consideration of the multiple benefits that attend water. IWRM can also be more challenging in regulatory environments where the resource manager must justify choices and elements of each intervention. This is particularly challenging in the context of urban waterways that have many uses including an ecological function and a source of human amenity. To justify expenditure on maintaining and improving urban waterways for ecological and/or amenity changes regulated utilities must be able to articulate and measure these types of values with at least some degree of precision. This paper presents a generic and systematic framework for understanding the ecological and amenity values of urban waterways. We illustrate deployment of the framework in the case of Melbourne, one of Australia’s fastest growing cities and a location ranked as amongst the most liveable since 2011. We also explore how the results could improve the way we measure benefits in dollar terms.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2009
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-07-2020
DOI: 10.3390/W12072056
Abstract: For many decades, participatory approaches, with their emphasis on farmer-centred management, have been presented as panaceas for overcoming weaknesses in irrigation systems. Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) has assumed such a high status that it is regularly mandated by donors sponsoring irrigation upgrades in poor countries. However, the success of PIM is mixed, and economic analysis can help explain why PIM might work in some settings and not in others. This Special Issue focusses on PIM and aims to scrutinise its usefulness, particularly in South Asia. The focus on South Asian irrigation is driven by the reality that smallholder agriculture is destined to be the mainstay for this most populous region, at least in the medium term, and finding solutions to raise agricultural productivity is a high priority. The Special Issue comprises nine papers employing several strands of economics, including New Institutional Economics, Game Theory, and Behavioural Economics. A synopsis of each paper is provided in this editorial.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-02-2019
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 20-06-2019
DOI: 10.3390/W11061294
Abstract: In this paper, we consider the process of transition from an equitable distribution of water to support semi-subsistence outcomes to market-oriented agriculture. We examine the stresses placed on water institutions as farmers adjust production to become more market-oriented and consider the relationship between farmers and irrigation officials under different scenarios. The paper is used to highlight some of the challenges pertaining to property rights but also considers the dangers of simply transposing solutions from full-market agriculture in developed economies to developing nations and countries in transition. In this context the role of Participatory Irrigation Management is scrutinized. We argue that this approach can potentially accommodate greater flexibility and market orientation in agriculture but ultimately the beneficiary-benefactor relationship between irrigation officials and farmers in parts of South Asia needs to be seriously challenged.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2014
Publisher: WIT Press
Date: 27-05-2008
DOI: 10.2495/SI080091
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-2010
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 08-05-2020
DOI: 10.3390/W12051329
Abstract: Participatory irrigation, where farmers are given greater control and management responsibility, has been a topic of controversy for many years. Initially seen as a panacea for dealing with weaknesses in state-run irrigation, participatory irrigation has generated mixed results, especially in South Asia. Part of the challenge of understanding the conditions that promote and undermine participatory irrigation is that it is seldom deployed in the same way. For ex le, irrigation fees collected by farmers are not handled in the same manner, even within a single country. In some instances, a large portion of collected monies is retained locally and in others, only a small portion is kept for local use. In this paper, we use game theory to contemplate how the portion of irrigation fees retained locally might impact on the effectiveness of participatory irrigation. We show that there are multiple plausible equilibria, and that allowing farmers to retain more funds locally might shift behaviour from an uncooperative equilibrium to a cooperative outcome. However, we also find that it is unlikely for there to be a singular fix and we use empirical evidence to demonstrate the conundrums of making participatory irrigation sustainable.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-2004
DOI: 10.1177/1329878X0411300114
Abstract: Considerable time has elapsed since the last comprehensive review of Australian film assistance policy. Despite the fact the no universal agreement exists on the aims of national film assistance policies, it is nonetheless timely to consider the overall effectiveness of present film assistance programs in Australia. Accordingly, the limited objective of this paper is to examine some aggregative outcomes of the Australian film assistance program in comparison to similar programs in Canada and the United Kingdom in the areas of film development, film production, film distribution, film exhibition and film performance.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 31-10-2014
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 11-12-2018
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2009
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2014
Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC
Date: 29-06-2015
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2012
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2007
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2023
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 02-09-2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 12-2000
DOI: 10.5367/000000000101297668
Abstract: A component of efficient market prices is symmetry of information between market participants. More specifically, information asymmetry has the potential to bestow market power on the holder of superior information and permit the charging of monopoly prices. This paper develops a method for assessing the impact of information asymmetry on pricing behaviour in markets in which there is a seasonal influx of tourists. It also presents the results of a study which applies the method in an Australian tourism destination and tests the extent to which the proportion of uninformed tourists can create price dispersions in this location. In addition to testing the hypothesis of two equilibrium prices, the data were also used to investigate collusive pricing behaviour. Limitations of the method are identified to inform future studies in other locations.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-03-2023
Abstract: Poverty is endemic in the highly populated Eastern Gangetic Plains where agriculture is critical to more than half the population. However, the mechanisms to support agriculture for development are contested. For ex le, some have advocated a strong role for government support and assistance due to market weaknesses, while others have promoted the need for more market‐oriented approaches. We use an elicitation process focussed on expert policymaking communities, employing stated preference techniques to explore these options. Differences in perceptions about the effectiveness of policies and their delivery are reported between countries, while also empirically examining the influence of the respondents' organisational background. The results show support for policies that improve farmers' access to inputs, especially when delivered by private sector actors. The research provides an important contribution to the literature on policies for agricultural development.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2012
Publisher: Emerald
Date: 14-06-2011
DOI: 10.1108/13555851111143286
Abstract: Under the pressure of competition from non‐state‐owned enterprises (non‐SOEs) since the Renovation in 1986, the Government of Vietnam has sought to reform state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) in order to improve their productivity and efficiency. Whilst the theoretical efficiency benefits from the SOE reform have interested many, this study seeks to add empirical insights to this debate using Williamson's transaction cost economics (TCE). Organizational integration and transaction costs – two dimensions of firm efficiency – were compared between SOEs and non‐SOEs using multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA). The analysis was conducted in the context of the within‐firm logistics processes of international multimodal transport (IMT) in Vietnam. SOEs were as efficient as non‐SOEs along organizational integration and transaction costs dimensions. Results of the study contribute to the ongoing research on SOEs reform in Vietnam. They add tentative support to the reform process, although the study also highlights the need for further research incorporating the wider motivation for the SOE reform and/or the broader influence of competition and private ownership. This study assesses the efficiency of the SOE reform in Vietnam from a perspective that has never been done before, Williamson's TCE.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-2023
Abstract: The search for improved water pricing is central to urban water reform in many countries. Establishing efficient water prices is notoriously difficult, not least because different customers have different demands for water and yet they are presently faced with a one‐size‐fits‐all approach to pricing and service. This is especially challenging where water availability fluctuates widely, as is the case in many parts of Australia, because the impacts of exposure to episodic periods of scarcity can differ markedly. There is now substantial interest in the notion of ‘unbundling’ the water product to provide a better fit between customers' preferences and the level of service received. Following this trend, this study provides important insights into householders' willingness to pay for a range of flexible water options using a choice experiment. The paper reports a relatively underemployed extension to the latent class modelling framework to investigate preference heterogeneity towards urban water products, including purchasing services that involve the provision of environmental and amenity outcomes. The work adds to studies that use choice data to reveal heterogeneity while improving our understanding of household customers' demands. Overall, it also brings into focus questions about the future management of water in urban contexts.
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2010
DOI: 10.1071/MF09075
Abstract: Despite the influence of freshwater ecology on investment and management worldwide, many aquatic ecosystems remain severely degraded. By using the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia, as an ex le, we examined the relationship between freshwater ecological research and interventions implemented to achieve management objectives. We explored four related issues about why freshwater ecologists are rarely satisfied with management solutions and why some adopted remedies have not achieved sustainable management outcomes. We argue that, as a discipline, freshwater ecology does not focus enough on the development of solutions. Many proposed solutions create problems elsewhere and implementation of these solutions can prove unduly problematic. Although there is no simple panacea, changes to the training and career structure of freshwater ecologists could increase researchers’ focus on solutions and enhance their capacity for cross-disciplinary collaboration, especially with social scientists. Such cross-disciplinary outputs are more likely to be palatable because of their system focus. Professor Peter Cullen advocated the importance of undertaking collaborative research to generate predictive capacity. We extend that call by advocating greater cross-disciplinary collaboration and the need for research to focus on the development of solutions rather than problem delineation.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-07-2021
Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to consider the extent to which drought policy in Australia is consistent with water policy and to also reflect on the coherence of government planning in the Murray–Darling Basin. At the outset, it is contended that the gains from an efficiency‐enhancing water policy are likely to be substantially weakened if responses to drought and basin planning run counter to this. The analysis centres on the federal government's response to the Productivity Commission in April 2019, the legacy of interventions in the Murray–Darling Basin and the subsequent “Australian Government Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan” (the Drought Plan) released in late 2019. Collectively, the analysis adds to the literature that considers coherence within environmental management but also highlights where weaknesses could be given more attention.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-05-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2007
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2018
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Date: 09-2020
DOI: 10.22617/ARM200210
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Date: 2019
DOI: 10.1071/MF19156
Abstract: Fishways are often presented as a parsimonious way of assisting water infrastructure development in developing countries while preserving some ecosystem values. More specifically, fishways help preserve migratory freshwater fish species, which are often a main source of protein and other nutrients for many rural communities. To date, much of the literature regarding fishway development focuses on increasing understanding of the interaction between the fish populations and engineering interventions. Accordingly, there is limited analysis that considers fishway construction relative to the specific benefits and costs that subsequently accrue to humans. In this study we outline the development of a decision support tool designed to assist officials in the Lower Mekong evaluate the merits of constructing fishways to address barriers to fish passage. Arguably, the tool can also be modified to assess the avoided cost of building additional barriers that constrain fish migration. The Lower Mekong Fishway Support Tool (LMFST) is underpinned by economic notions and populated with input from experts involved in fishway construction. The LMFST is intended to provide indicative monetary estimates and does not replace comprehensive engineering and social analysis rather, it guides users in assessing those locations and structures that are more likely to deliver a positive outcome for local communities. The LMFST is buttressed in benefit–cost analysis and encourages decision making to be more transparent and this is one of the major contributions of this work.
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 25-06-2020
DOI: 10.3390/W12061821
Abstract: This paper reports the results of an investigation into the preferences of irrigation farmers for different payment apparatus for irrigation fees. We also report the results of a study that queried farmers’ preferred model for water governance at a local level. The results and analysis thus make an important contribution to the debate about how participatory irrigation might operate more effectively, especially in India and Pakistan. The rationale for this study is that aligning the payment mechanisms and local water governance more closely with farmer preferences is likely to reduce the barriers to accepting participatory irrigation and the requirement to pay water charges. To the knowledge of the authors, no other study has specifically addressed this issue by seeking direct feedback from farmers.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2015
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt
Date: 14-06-2017
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Date: 12-2011
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR010226
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2006
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-04-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-01-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-09-2015
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Date: 06-08-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2008
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2004
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2023
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-08-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2005
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 23-05-0011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2013
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Date: 09-2012
DOI: 10.1029/2012WR012140
Abstract: This article provides the background to the water reform program in Australia's Murray‐Darling Basin, with the aim of informing international policy practitioners. We focus specifically on the most recent efforts of government to redistribute water from agricultural users to an environmental water manager. The effectiveness of market‐based approaches is assessed in this context, and generalized policy lessons are distilled. We conclude that water buybacks deliver positive outcomes, with farmers readily adapting to the opportunities afforded by this program. Accordingly, we conclude that agrienvironmental objectives can be enhanced by the use of market‐based approaches of this form, at least in this context.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2006
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 21-03-2023
DOI: 10.1038/S41597-023-02052-Y
Abstract: The data described in this paper were collected from four jurisdictions in south Asia, Assam and Bihar in India and Punjab and Sindh in Pakistan. The data were collected from farmer households involved in surface water irrigation with the aim of understanding the merits of participatory irrigation management (PIM) in different settings in south Asia. The data were collected using four structured survey instruments, which comprised three paper-based surveys and one online survey collected via tablets. This data can be used by researchers to empirically analyze: overall institutional performance and its relationship to agro-economic variables drivers of compliance gender differences and their impact on participation in water groups and perceptions of performance preferred charging regimes and broader institutional arrangements for managing water at the local level. These data are unique, having been collected simultaneously across the four jurisdictions.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2008
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2007
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2011
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 14-02-2021
Start Date: 2008
End Date: 2010
Funder: Australian Research Council
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