TY  - BOOK
AU  - Narayanan, N C.
AU  - ; Parasuraman, S.
AU  - N C Narayanan.
TI  - Water Governance and Civil Society Responses in South Asia 
SN  - 9780367459765
U1  - 333.91 NAR 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London 
PB  - : Routledge
KW  - Water-supply
KW  - Water resource management
KW  - South asia
N2  - This book addresses paradigm shifts in water policy and governance, and examines the role of Civil society organizations in influencing public policy, while focusing on social equity and democratic participation. It illustrates a range of interesting developments in policy formulation, donor–state Nexus, and interventions by Civil society and voluntary organizations. The collection of articles provides a comprehensive and current narrative of the state–society relations in South Asia under neoliberal governance reforms, their implications and key responses with regard to water policies. Using case studies, It closely investigates the impact, effectiveness, drawbacks and challenges faced by voluntary organizations and social movements working at various levels in the water sector. The work will interest researchers and students of development studies, environmental Studies, natural resource Management, water governance, and public Administration, as also water sector professionals, policy make Rs, Civil society activists and governmental and non-governmental organizations
ER  -