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1 Eicher, C. K.; Baker, D. C. 1982. Research on agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical survey. East Lansing, MI, USA: Department of Agricultural Economics. Michigan State University. xi, 347p.
Food policy ; Agricultural policy ; History ; Small scale systems ; Research priorities ; Equity ; Irrigation / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 EIC Record No: H0111)
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2 Kimani, J. K. 1984. Small holder irrigation schemes: The Kenyan experience. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 259-271). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0192)
The history of irrigation in Kenya, from pre-colonial times to the present, is reviewed. Using the Kibirigwe scheme as an example, the problems inherent in irrigation development are illustrated and the necessary policy measures for successful irrigation implementation are outlined.
3 Dhawan, B. D. 1984. Development of tubewell irrigation in India. New Delhi, India: Agricole Publishing Academy. xviii, 208 p. (Studies in economic development and planning no. 26)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G635 DHA Record No: H0242)
4 Taylor, D. C.; Noh, K.M.; Hussein, M. A. An economic analysis of irrigation development in Malaysia. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. iv, 85 p. (Rice Policies in Southeast Asia Project working paper no. 1)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G714 TAY Record No: H0296)
5 Tapay, N. E. 1983. Irrigation organizational structure and effectiveness: Philippine national and communal systems. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. xii, 123p.
Small scale systems ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; History ; Policy ; Organizations / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G732 TAP Record No: H0500)
6 Pakistan. Ministry of Food and Cooperatives. Water Management Wing. 1984. Water users' associations in Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan: The Ministry. 180p.
Water user associations ; Legislation ; Development ; Irrigation ; History ; Irrigated farming / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G730 PAK Record No: H0461)
7 Embry, B. L.; Adams, N. L. 1983. Small farm self-help irrigation projects. Fort Collins, CO, USA: Colorado State University. iii, 52p. (Water management synthesis project handbook no.4)
Irrigation ; History ; Water resources ; Land resources ; Small scale systems ; Irrigated farming / Guatemala
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G356 EMB Record No: H0489)
8 Miller, R. P. 1985. Peasant autonomy and irrigation: Innovation in the Senegal River basin. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. xi, 210p. (Cornell studies in irrigation no.4)
Irrigation effects ; Water use ; Organizations ; Rural sociology ; River basins ; History ; Peasant workers ; Small scale systems ; Governmental interrelations / Africa / Senegal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G190 MIL Record No: H0749)
9 Downing, T. E.; Gibson, M. (Ed) 1974. Irrigation's impact on society. Tucson, AZ, USA: University of Arizona Press. xi, 181 p.
Irrigation effects ; History ; Agriculture ; Irrigation systems ; Water control ; Water management ; Settlement ; Development
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G000 DOW Record No: H0793)
10 Lees, S. H. 1973. Sociopolitical aspects of canal irrigation in the valley of Oaxaca. Vol. 2. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA: University of Michigan. xi, 141p. (Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan no.6)
Canals ; Water control ; Governmental interrelations ; Environment ; History ; Community development ; Economic aspects / Mexico
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G404 LEE Record No: H0854)
11 Surarerks, V. 1986. Historical development and management of irrigation systems in northern Thailand. Bangkok, Thailand: Chareonwit Printing Ltd. xiv, 492 p.
Farmer participation ; History ; Water management ; Land use ; Irrigation programs ; Canals ; Agricultural development ; Weirs ; Costs ; Water user associations ; Irrigation management / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7 G750 SUR Record No: H0885)
12 Merrey, D. J. 1983. Irrigation, poverty and social change in a village of Pakistani Punjab: an historical and cultural ecological analysis. Thesis, vol. I: part I-IV, vol. II: part V-VI. Dissertation in anthropology presented to the University of Pennsylvania for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. v.1:pp.1-469; v2: pp.470-861.
Irrigation systems ; History ; Irrigation canals ; Villages ; Social structure ; Settlement ; Land ownership ; Tenancy ; Farm size ; Poverty / Pakistan / Punjab / Gujarat / Gondalpur village / Chaj Doab / Lower Jehlum Canal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.7.3 G730 MER Record No: H000884)
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The dissertation examines the roots of poverty in rural Pakistan by attempting to explain why there has been little "development" in a village that was a direct "beneficiary" of a large development project, the irrigation system of Punjab. Utilizing both detailed land records and data gathered through standard anthropological techniques, the dissertation analyzes how and why the community changed between 1857 and 1977. In 1857, "Gondalpur" had 67 inhabitants cultivating 64 acres of land, and dependent mainly on cattle for subsistence. By 1901 Gondalpur had nearly 570 inhabitants cultivating over 300 acres and pursuing a mixed cultivation and cattle-raising strategy. A clear division developed between land owners and non-owners, accompanied by a system of exchanges between cultivators and occupational specialists. Over half the land had been acquired by absentee landlords. In 1904, when canal irrigation was introduced, there was a rapid expansion of cultivation, especially cash cropping; an increase in tenancy; and kinship groups called biraderi emerged as important components of the social structure. By 1977 the population reached 1,450, and most land is irrigated and double-cropped. There has been a drastic decline in size of ownership and farm units. After the initial expansion of cultivation, per capita agricultural productivity has declined. Most villagers are quite poor. The community is fragmented by conflict and unable to resist interference from outsiders. The dissertation tries to explain these changes from an historical and cultural ecological perspective. The major factors identified are the irrigation system's design and organization; certain policies of the British government; and the large "fund of rent" siphoned from the community through taxes, rent, and illegal extractions by officials. These and other factors interacted with the community patterns of land tenure and organization and production which had developed before canal irrigation. The result is low productivity, large inequalities in land holding, no investment in improved technologies, and an inability to cooperate on self-help projects. The dissertation concludes by discussing the implications of the findings for cultural ecological theory and the future development of the Indus Basin.
13 Revesz, R. L.; Marks, D. H. 1981. Local irrigation agencies. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 107(2):329-338.
Organizations ; Groundwater development ; History ; Irrigated sites ; Water supply ; Irrigation / USA
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1401 Record No: H0907)
14 Siriweera, W. I. 1983. Settlement patterns and climatic fluctuations in Sri Lanka from the earliest times up to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In M. M. Yoshina, I. Kayane and C. M. Madduma Bandara, Eds., Climate water and agriculture (pp. 51-60). Ibaraki, Japan: Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 551 G744 YOS Record No: H01175)
15 Bagadion, B. U.; Korten, F. F. 1979. Government assistance to communal irrigation in the Philippines: Facts, history and current issues. Philippine Agricultural Engineering Journal, 10(2):5-9.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1409 Record No: H01362)
16 Taylor, D. C. 1980. An economic analysis of Malaysia's paddy-irrigation sector. Draft manuscript. 420p.
Economic analysis ; Irrigated farming ; Rice ; Planning ; History ; Irrigation programs ; Cost benefit analysis ; Production economics / Malaysia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 541 Record No: H01377)
17 Fukuda, H. 1976. Irrigation in the world: Comparative developments. Tokyo, Japan: University of Tokyo Press. ix, 329p.
History ; Irrigated farming ; Drainage ; Environmental effects ; Development ; Research / Asia / Eastern Europe / Western Europe / Africa / USA / Oceania
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G000 FUK Record No: H01222)
18 Lopez, V. B. 1976. The Mangyans of Mindoro: An ethnohistory. Manila, Philippines: University of the Philippines Press. xvii, 151 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 301 G732 LOP Record No: H01273)
19 Goonatilake, S. 1984. Aborted discovery: Science and creativity in the third world. London, UK: Zed Press. vii, 191p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 303.483 G000 GOO Record No: H01295)
20 Price, B. J. Prehispanic irrigation agriculture in nuclear America. pp. 3-60.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G302 PRI Record No: H01218)
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