Structural and institutional arrangements impacting collective actions in WUAs of West Bengal, India

被引:2
作者
De, Indranil [1 ]
Chattopadhyay, Soumyadip [2 ]
Nathan, Hippu Salk Kristle [1 ]
Mishra, Prabhat [3 ,4 ]
Parey, Akhilesh [4 ]
Dutta, Subhasish [4 ]
机构
[1] Inst Rural Management Anand, Anand, Gujarat, India
[2] Visva Bharati Univ, Dept Econ & Polit, Bolpur, India
[3] Govt West Bengal, Water Resources Invest & Dev Dept, Kolkata, India
[4] West Bengal Accelerated Dev Minor Irrigat Project, Kolkata, India
关键词
Minor irrigation; water-user association; collective action; transparency; democratic decision-making; West Bengal; WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS; MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE; CONFLICT; HETEROGENEITY; PRINCIPLES; COMMONS;
D O I
10.1080/07900627.2022.2041407
中图分类号
TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];
学科分类号
081501 ;
摘要
This study provides empirical evidence of major debates in collective action theory concerning resource and member heterogeneity by conducting a survey on 63 randomly selected water-user associations promoted by the West Bengal state government of India. The functioning and governance of these institutions were evaluated by efficiency in resource mobilization (collection of membership fees), members' perception of transparency and democratic decision-making, and dependency on third-party involvement in the future. The study finds that a larger command area, larger proportion of smaller farmers, optimum membership fee, frequent general body meetings, certain documentation, and power structure improve the functioning and governance indicators.
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页码:433 / 458
页数:26
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