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Prof. R. Maria Saleth
Honorary Professor
Agricultural Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics, Institutional Economics, Rural Development, Water Resource Management, Impact Assessment
Qualification:
B.A., Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.
M.A., Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India
M.Phil, International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Ph.D. Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
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Personal Information
Education
- Madurai Kamaraj University, M.A., 1979;
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, M.Phil., 1981;
- University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., 1989.
- Religion: Roman Catholic.
- Hobbies and other interests: Reading, photography, trekking.
- ADDRESSES: Home—Appadurai House, Royappan Patti, Tamil Nadu 625526,India.
Career
- Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India, associate professor of agricultural economics, 1992-2000;
- Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India, professor of ecological economics, 2000-02;
- International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, senior institutional economist in Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 2002;
- World Bank, visiting research fellow in Washington, DC, 1998;
- University of South Australia, adjunct professor, 2003;
- International Water Resources Association, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (life member),Indian Social Sciences Association (life member).
Publications
Awards & Recognitions
American Water Resources Association and University Council on Water Resources, 1988, for a paper on water markets under bargaining conditions;
Distinction in Engineering Technology Award, Indian Central Board of Irrigation and Power, 1991, for a paper on “operationalizing sustainability”; D. K. Desai Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Economists, 1998, for a paper on agricultural diversification.
Other Information
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