Managing common property : irrigation in India and the Philippines

Author(s)

• Sengupta, Nirmal

Bibliographic Information

Managing common property : irrigation in India and the Philippines

Nirmal Sengupta

（Indo-Dutch studies on development alternatives, 6）

Sage Publications, 1991

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume explores irrigation schemes where farmers benefit from a single irrigation source and investigates the conditions that determine the possibility and nature of co-operation. The author supports his findings through thirteen case studies of traditional and modern, small and very large, irrigation systems drawn from different corners of India and the Philippines.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: A THEORETICAL MODEL Irrigation as Common Property PART TWO: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Irrigation Policy in Philippines Irrigation Policy in India PART THREE: CASE STUDIES Traditional Type of Organisation A Modernised System Tambraparni Tamilnadu Organisation in Canal Irrigation Communal Irrigation Systems in Philippines Misplaced Emphasis PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Techno-Economic Basis of Co-operation

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Details

• NCID: BA13071311
• ISBN:
  • 8170362148
  • 0803996705
• LCCN: 90049970
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Delhi ; Newbury Park
• Pages/Volumes: 283 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TC903
  • DC20 : 333.91/3/0954
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Irrigation -- India -- Management -- Citizen participation
  • LCSH : Irrigation -- Philippines -- Management -- Citizen participation
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06616616