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Small-holders and Water Resources: A Review Essay on the Economics of Locally-managed Irrigation

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A vast literature on locally-managed irrigation systems provides important lessons regarding the experience of irrigators with community management. This review draws upon research in sociology, anthropology, political science, engineering and economic theory to suggest a framework for understanding institutions for governing irrigation systems. The review assesses measures of irrigation system performance, the importance of co-operation, the impact of heterogeneity among the water users on performance and co-operation, and the breadth of institutional forms observed in the field study literature. The review closes with a call for more structured qualitative measures of group performance and for more large-scale research of many irrigation systems to complement the case study focus of the existing literature.

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  • Jeff Dayton-Johnson, 2003. "Small-holders and Water Resources: A Review Essay on the Economics of Locally-managed Irrigation," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 315-339.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:31:y:2003:i:3:p:315-339
    DOI: 10.1080/1360081032000111724
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