Understanding Water Institutions: Structure, Environment and Change Process

• Published in: Water Governance for Sustainable Development pp. 3 - 20
• Main Author: Saleth, R. Maria
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2006
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Institutions; Organizational change; Sustainable development; Water management; Water resources; Water supply

As the limits of the physical and technical approaches to water resource management are becoming more and more transparent, policy attention is shifting increasingly towards institutional reforms. In fact, the institutional arrangements governing the water sector have experienced remarkable changes...