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The Challenge of Collective Action for Irrigation Management in India

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  • Natalie Chun

    (Economics and Research Department Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines)

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The determinants and impacts of farm household participation in collective action for irrigation management in Chhattisgarh, India, are analyzed. Wealth or land holdings are not factors affecting participation, but minority castes are disproportionately less likely to participate. Participation is found to increase sufficiency of water in the canal, but not land productivity or per capita incomes. This highlights some of the major challenges with collective action that provides greater equality in access, but insufficient incentives to participate.

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  • Natalie Chun, 2014. "The Challenge of Collective Action for Irrigation Management in India," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, vol. 13(2), pages 88-111, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:asiaec:v:13:y:2014:i:2:p:88-111
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    1. Sullivan, Abigail & York, Abigail M. & An, Li & Yabiku, Scott T. & Hall, Sharon J., 2017. "How does perception at multiple levels influence collective action in the commons? The case of Mikania micrantha in Chitwan, Nepal," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 1-10.
    2. Zang, Liangzhen & Araral, Eduardo & Wang, Yahua, 2019. "Effects of land fragmentation on the governance of the commons: Theory and evidence from 284 villages and 17 provinces in China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 518-527.
    3. Wang, Yahua & Wang, Huan, 2022. "Effects of farmland use rights transfer on collective action in the commons: Evidence from rural China," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).
    4. Wang, Yahua & Huan, Meili, 2023. "The effects of socialized agricultural services on rural collective action in the irrigation commons: Evidence from China," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    5. Zang, Liangzhen, 2021. "How Does Farmland Fragmentation Affect Collective Action in Rural Areas of China," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 314962, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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