The Mahaweli Development Project and the 'rendering technical' of agrarian development in Sri Lanka.

摘要: The Mahaweli Development Project (MDP) is the largest irrigation-based agricultural development program in Sri Lanka and one of agriculture-related programs world. However, despite promises success overly optimistic prognostications as to future performance potential MDP, project has increasingly come under criticism new millennium for its failure achieve intended irrigation targets overall underperformance. object present study critically evaluate value-oriented narrative that been put forward by planners MDP explain these failures via a thorough examination policy documents on-site field research. This finds reasons cited account underperformance, including lack motivation, knowledge organization among farmers scarcity water, are often technical nature official selectively omits certain key questions related political-economy. Using theoretical framework shaped work Tania Li James Ferguson, examines why projects 'render technical' problems implementation implications this tendency.