@article{fdi:010074122,
  title = {{T}he local and national politics of groundwater overexploitation},
  author = {{M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {L}opez-{G}unn, {E}. and van {S}teenbergen, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}roundwater overexploitation is a worldwide phenomenon with important consequences and as yet few effective solutions. {W}ork on groundwater governance often emphasises the roles of both formal state-centred policies and tools on the one hand, and self-governance and collective action on the other. {Y}et, empirically grounded work is limited and scattered, making it difficult to identify and characterise key emerging trends. {G}roundwater policy making is frequently premised on an overestimation of the power of the state, which is often seen as incapable or unwilling to act and constrained by a myriad of logistical, political and legal issues. {A}ctors on the ground either find many ways to circumvent regulations or develop their own bricolage of patched, often uncoordinated, solutions; whereas in other cases corruption and capture occur, for example in water right trading rules, sometimes with the complicity - even bribing - of officials. {F}ailed regulation has a continued impact on the environment and the crowding out of those lacking the financial means to continue the race to the bottom. {G}roundwater governance systems vary widely according to the situation, from state-centred governance to co management and rare instances of community-centred management. {T}he collection of papers in this issue illustrates the diversity of situations, the key role of the state, the political intricacies of achieving sustainability and establishing a mode of governance that can account for the externalities of groundwater overdraft, and the opportunities to establish cooperative arrangements.},
  keywords = {{G}roundwater overexploitation ; groundwater governance ; water politics ; water policy ; wells ; common-pool resources ; co-management ; permits ; allocation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {A}lternatives : an {I}nterdisciplinary {J}ournal on {W}ater {P}olitics and {D}evelopment},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {445--457},
  ISSN = {1965-0175},
  year = {2018},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074122},
}