Institutional design principles for accountability in large irrigation systems

Douglas J. Merrey

No 52732, IWMI Research Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: Argues that single irrigation systems managed by autonomous system-specific organizations accountable to their customers, perform better and are more sustainable than those managed by agencies dependent on the government, or by agencies responsible for multiple systems. Selected cases are reviewed and the plausibility of this hypothesis established. General recommendations are made for policy makers designing irrigation reform programs.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Financial Economics; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Marketing; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: v, 26p.
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.52732

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