Improving Irrigation Governance and Management in Nepal

by Shivakoti, Ganesh P.; Ostrom, Elinor; Shivakoti, Ganesh P.; Ostrom, Elinor

• ISBN13: 9781558155206
• ISBN10: 1558155201
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Ics Pr

Table of Contents

List of Tables	vii
List of Figures	xi
Appendix	xii
Foreword	xv
Preface	xvii
List of Abbreviations	xxv
Part I. Challenges of Irrigation in Nepal
The Challenge of Underperformance	3	(31)
Elinor Ostrom
Farming in the Himalayas and a History of Irrigation in Nepal	34	(41)
Paul Benjamin
Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Part II. Efforts to Improve Performance
Policies, Processes, and Performance of Management Turnover and Agency-Initiated Interventions	75	(28)
Ashutosh K. Shukla
Comparative Analysis of Agency-Initiated and Farmer-Initiated Interventions and Related Support Services	103	(23)
Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Farmers' Perceptions of Performance in Farmer-Managed and Agency-Managed Irrigation Systems in Nepal	126	(24)
Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Institutional Incentives for Resource Mobilization in Farmer-Managed and Agency-Managed Irrigation Systems	150	(29)
Rita M. Hilton
Part III. Learning from the Farmers
Learning from Farmers in Large and Complex Participatory Systems	179	(25)
Ashutosh K. Shukla
Farmer-to-Farmer Training as an Alternative Intervention Strategy	204	(21)
Wai Fung Lam
Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Part IV Conclusion
Toward the Future of Irrigation Governance and Management in Nepal	225	(18)
Ashutosh K. Shukla
Ganesh P. Shivakoti
Paul Benjamin
Elinor Ostrom
Bibliography	243	(24)
Index	267	(14)
Contributors	281