Water Communities in the Republic of Macedonia: an empirical analysis of membership satisfaction and payment behaviour

Matthew Gorton, Johannes Sauer, Mile Peshevski, Dane Bosev, Darko Shekerinov and Steve Quarrie

No 44161, 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: The performance of Water Communities (WCs), a form of self-managing organisation for irrigation, in the Bregalnica region of the Republic of Macedonia is investigated. Analysis, drawing on primary survey data, focuses on the decision of farmers to join a WC (Heckman selection probit model), determinants of farmers’ satisfaction with their membership of WCs (ordered probit model) and factors associated with changes in farmers’ water payment behaviour (non-parametric CLAD model). Key determinants identified include transparency and trust with respect to the structure and operation of the WC, cost recovery rates, farm size and irrigation costs. Membership satisfaction is an important determinant of payment behaviour. Lessons for sustainable self-management are drawn.

Keywords: Resource; /Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 2008
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Journal Article: Water Communities in the Republic of Macedonia: An Empirical Analysis of Membership Satisfaction and Payment Behavior (2009)
Working Paper: Water communities in the Republic of Macedonia: an empirical analysis of membership satisfaction and payment behaviour (2009)
Working Paper: WATER COMMUNITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF MEMBERSHIP SATISFACTION AND PAYMENT BEHAVIOUR (2008)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.44161

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