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标题：Appraising Alternatives for Allocating and Cost Recovery for Irrigation Water in Egypt
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作者：Bowen, Richard L. ; Young, Robert A.
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：1986
期号：suppl
页码：35-52
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：Alternative approaches to allocating and recovering costs for water on Egyptian farms are proposed and evaluated in accordance with the societal objectives of allocative efficiency, equity of income distribution and cost recovery. A linear programming model of a study area in Egypt's northern Delta predicts farmers' response to the proposed cost-sharing instruments over a range of water supply conditions. Transactions costs for each charging instrument are estimated and incorporated into the allocative efficiency analysis. Flat land charges, supplemented by water quotas in the event of increasing water scarcity, best .achieve . societal objectives in the current and prospective Egyptian situation. Volumetric charging instruments were judged to be somewhat less desirable, due to higher tangible and intangible costs of implementation. The results highlight the importance of transactions costs, the degree of water scarcity and other governmental revenue raising policies in determining an appropriate charging mechanism.