Appropriate Social Organization? Water User Associations in Bureaucratic Canal Irrigation Systems

摘要: Much of the investment in agricultural development has been large-scale irrigation projects. Many them, particularly less developed countries, have not realized their designed or potential productivity. A large part this is thought to be due an inefficient use water and nonperformance maintenance on farmers. The solution problem by many Water Users Associations (WUAs).It shown that WUAs are based analogy with what called traditional systems. These systems reanalyzed as Irrigation Communities. point-by-point comparison Communities shows they share only a few features, and, importantly, do major ones, which access specific benefits, systematic relationship among various kinds work, clear charter for authority leaders, articulated responsibility from farmer headgate allocation water.WUAs successfully promoted smal...