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1 Ostrom, E.; Lam, W. F.; Lee, M. 1994. The performance of self-governing irrigation systems in Nepal. Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Indiana, USA. 33p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3351 Record No: H014166)
Current theories of development are predominantly based on the presumption that the obstacles and temptations involved in the local collective-action problems related to the provision and maintenance of CPRs are so substantial that only national governments have the capacity to surmount them. The temptation to free ride that underlies collective-action problems is viewed as a major deterrent to development. Because each villager would be better off if everyone else contributed to the provision of joint benefits available to all in the village, whether any particular villager contributed or not, it is presumed that villagers will not contribute. The difficulty of sustaining collective action over the long term, where contributions are obviously costly and benefits are both hard to measure and dispersed over time and space, deepens the pessimism about the likelihood of success of self-organized efforts. The presumed inability of individuals to undertake their own collective action is used as the foundation for a theory of governance that expounds the need for the State. And yet, farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal tend to achieve average performance levels above those operated by the State. This paper explores the puzzle raised by the anomaly of low-tech systems organized by farmers achieving higher levels of performance than the high- tech systems built largely with donor funding and operated by the Nepal Department of Irrigation.
2 Benjamin, P.; Lam, W. F.; Ostrom, E.; Shivakoti, G. 1994. Institutions, incentives, and irrigation in Nepal. Research report of the Decentralization: Finance and Management Project, Associates in Rural Development, Inc., in collaboration with Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. xi, 154p.
Irrigation systems ; History ; Bureaucracy ; Irrigation management ; Performance ; Public policy ; Institution building ; Farmers ; Farming ; Households ; Land tenure / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3540 Record No: H014778)
3 Lam, W. F.; Lee, M.; Ostrom, E. 1994. An institutional analysis approach: Findings from the NIIS on irrigation performance. In Sowerwine, J.; Shivakoti, G.; Pradhan, U.; Shukla, A.; Ostrom, E. (Eds.), From farmers' fields to data fields and back: A Synthesis of Participatory Information Systems for Irrigation and Other Resources: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Nepal, 21-26 March 1993. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IIMI; Rampur, Nepal: IAAS. pp.69-93.
Irrigation management ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Institution building ; Performance ; Monitoring ; Canal linings / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G726 SOW Record No: H016269)
4 Lam, W. F.. 1996. Improving the performance of small-scale irrigation systems: The effects of technological investments and governance structure on irrigation performance in Nepal. World Development, 24(8):1301-1315.
Irrigation management ; Small scale systems ; Technology ; Investment ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Farmer participation ; Farmers' attitudes ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Performance evaluation / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H019045)
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5 Lam, W. F.. 1995. Institutional design and collective actions: A study of irrigation associations in Taiwan. Paper presented at a conference on "Government Action, Social Capital Formation, and Third World Development," American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 5-6 May 1995. 67p.
Organizational design ; Institution building ; Bureaucracy ; Water user associations ; Farmers' associations ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Water delivery ; Water allocation / Taiwan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4618 Record No: H021443)
6 Lam, W. F.; Lee, M.; Ostrom, E. 1997. The institutional analysis and development framework: Application to irrigation policy in Nepal. In Policy studies and developing nations - Volume 5. JAI Press Inc. pp.53-85.
Irrigation management ; Policy ; Institution building ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Performance ; Canal linings / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4849 Record No: H022335)
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7 Joshi, N. N.; Ostrom, E.; Shivakoti, G. P.; Lam, W. F.. 1998. An institutional analysis of the effects of different modes of assistance on the performance of farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal. Paper presented at the 7th annual IASCP conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 10-14 June 1998. 37p.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Water user associations ; Institutions ; Water delivery / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5058 Record No: H023871)
8 Joshi, N. N.; Ostrom, E.; Shivakoti, G. P.; Lam, W. F.. 2000. Institutional opportunities and constraints in the performance of farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, 10(2):67-92.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Water delivery ; Water allocation ; Equity ; Water user associations ; Institutional constraints ; Performance evaluation ; Productivity ; Monitoring / Asia / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5919 Record No: H029217)
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9 Lam, W. F.; Shivakoti, G. P. 2002. Farmer-to-farmer training as an alternative intervention strategies. In Shivakoti, G. P.; Ostrom, E. (Eds.), Improving irrigation governance and management in Nepal. Oakland, California: Institute for Contemporary Studies. pp.204-221.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G726 SHI Record No: H029309)
10 Shivakoti, G. P.; Vermillion, D. L.; Lam, W. F.; Ostrom, E.; Pradhan, U.; Yoder, R. (Eds.) 2005. Asian irrigation in transition: responding to challenges. New Delhi, India: Sage. 528p.
Irrigation management ; Irrigated farming ; Water resource management ; Water rights ; Water user associations ; Development aid ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water market ; Poverty ; Water shortage ; Water quality ; Cost recovery ; Water rates ; Water transfer ; Water balance ; Local Government ; Community forestry ; Non-governmental organizations ; Watershed management ; Privatization ; Modernization ; Rice ; Collective action ; Social participation ; Water distribution ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Subsistence farming ; Agricultural credit / Asia / South Asia / Nepal / Sri Lanka / India / Thailand / Philippines / China / Taiwan / Indonesia / Vietnam / Gal Oya / Chao Phraya River Basin / Mae Ping River Basin / Mae Yam River Basin / Zaohe Irrigation District / Guanzhong Irrigation District / Mae Kuang Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 SHI Record No: H038050)
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