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Donald Campbell
WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NUMBER 256
IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE
SERIES
The World Bank
Washington, D.C.
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ISSN: 0253-7494
Donald Campbell is a consultant to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Department at the World Bank.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Campbell,
D. E.
Design and operation of smallholder irrigation in South Asia /
Donald Campbell.
p. cm. - (World Bank technical paper, ISSN
0253-7494;
256. Irrigation and drainage)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-2995-2
1. Irrigation engineering - South Asia. 2.
Irrigation - South Asia - Management. 3. Farms, Small - South Asia. I. Title.
II. Series: World Bank technical paper; 256. III. Series: World Bank technical
paper. Irrigation and drainage series.
TC903.9.C36 1994
627'.52 - dc20 94-29953
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