Institutionalizing the informal: irrigation and government intervention in Bali
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Lorenzen, Stephan; Lorenzen, Rachel P.
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Although there is greater acceptance that farmers can manage their irrigation systems efficiently, many irrigation experts believe that a shift from informal to more formal management strategies will lead to even better water-flow management. This article examines a case in Bali where attempts to introduce formal institutions lead to confusion within the farming community. We concluded that irrigation improvement projects need to engage with the local context and encourage a minimum of formal...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Lorenzen, Stephan | |
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dc.contributor.author | Lorenzen, Rachel P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-17T02:24:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-01-17T02:24:03Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1011-6370 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/8861 | |
dc.description.abstract | Although there is greater acceptance that farmers can manage their irrigation systems efficiently, many irrigation experts believe that a shift from informal to more formal management strategies will lead to even better water-flow management. This article examines a case in Bali where attempts to introduce formal institutions lead to confusion within the farming community. We concluded that irrigation improvement projects need to engage with the local context and encourage a minimum of formal organization. | |
dc.format | 8 pages | |
dc.publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | |
dc.source | Development 51 (2008): 77-82 | |
dc.source.uri | http://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/journal/v51/n1/full/1100441a.html | |
dc.subject | Bali, farmer managed irrigation systems, government intervention, irrigation institutions | |
dc.title | Institutionalizing the informal: irrigation and government intervention in Bali | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 51 | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 169999 - Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u3154186xPUB19 | |
local.publisher.url | http://www.palgrave.com/ | |
local.type.status | Accepted Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lorenzen, Stephan, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lorenzen, Rachel, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 77 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 82 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1057/palgrave.development.1100441 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-08T03:11:55Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-41049085363 | |
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