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State, market or community failure? Untangling the determinants of groundwater depletion in Copiapó (Chile)

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  • Jean-Daniel Rinaudo

    (BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières)

  • Guillermo Donoso

    (UC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

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This paper analyses the factors that explain why groundwater can be over-exploited despite the existence of sophisticated water laws, institutions and effective state agencies responsible for water management. The analysis is based on a case study conducted in the Copiapó Valley in Northern Chile. Based on an analysis of water use data, policy documents and interviews with a variety of stakeholders, the paper highlights the state's failure to perform some of its key missions and the ineffectiveness of groundwater users' associations in water management despite a very supportive legal framework. The paper concludes with some recommendations on how ensure long-term sustainable groundwater use.

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  • Jean-Daniel Rinaudo & Guillermo Donoso, 2019. "State, market or community failure? Untangling the determinants of groundwater depletion in Copiapó (Chile)," Post-Print hal-02532239, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02532239
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1417116
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    3. Guillermo Donoso & Elisabeth Lictevout & Jean-Daniel Rinaudo, 2020. "Groundwater Management Lessons from Chile," Post-Print hal-02532177, HAL.
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