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1 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.
2 Mayfield, J. B. 1974. Local institutions and Egyptian rural development. Ithaca, NY, USA: Center for International Studies. Cornell University. [vii], 144 p. (Special series on rural local government no. 3)
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3 Korten, D. C.; Alfonso, F. B. (Eds.) 1983. Bureaucracy and the poor: Closing the gap. West Hartford, CT, USA: Kumarian Press. xviii, 258 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 302.35 G000 KOR Record No: H01189)
4 Lassen, C. A. 1980. Reaching the assetless poor: Projects and strategies for their self-reliant development. Ithaca, NY, USA: Center for International Studies. Cornell University. ii, 68p. (Special series on landlessness and near-landlessness no.6)
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5 Rosenberg, D. A.; Rosenberg, J. G. 1978. Landless peasants and rural poverty in selected Asian countries. Ithaca, NY, USA: Center for International Studies. Cornell University. iii, 108 p. (Special series on landlessness and near landlessness no. 2)
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6 Randolph, S. M. 1982. Measures of absolute poverty and their application in program planning and evaluation for increasing the participation of the poor. Ithaca, NY, USA: Center for International Studies. Cornell University. viii, 115 p. (Cornell University Rural Development Committee occasional paper no. 13)
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7 Saeed, K. 1982. Public policy and rural poverty: A system dynamics analysis of a social change effort in Pakistan. Technical Forecasting and Social Change, 21:325-349.
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8 Heaver, R. 1982. Bureaucratic politics and incentives in the management of rural development. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. viii, 79 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 537)
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9 IFAD. Asia Division. 1984. Thailand agricultural project identification report, June 1984. Rome, Italy: IFAD. v.p.
Economic aspects ; Resource management ; Poverty ; Policy ; Rural sociology ; Agriculture / Thailand
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G750 IFA Record No: H01325)
10 Meesook, O. A. 1979. Income, consumption and poverty in Thailand, 1962/63 to 1975/76. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 98 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 364)
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11 Hunter, G. 1978. Agricultural development and the rural poor: Declaration of policy and guidelines for action. London, UK: ODI. xii, 113 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 HUN Record No: H01244)
12 Chambers, R. 1980. Rural poverty unperceived: Problems and remedies. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 51 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 400)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 339.46 G000 CHA Record No: H01241)
13 World Bank. East Asia and Pacific Regional Office. 1980. Thailand: Coping with structural change in a dynamic economy. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. viii, 223 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.9 G750 WOR Record No: H01287)
14 World Bank. 1980. Thailand: Income growth and poverty alleviation. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. vii, 56 p. (World Bank country study)
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15 Nadkarni, M. V. 1984. Irrigation and rural development: A skeptical view. Economic and Political Weekly, pp.67-73.
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16 Levine, G.; Bentley, W. R.; Brockbank, B.; Ghildyal, B. P. 1986. Problems and solutions: Lessons from experience with rural resource development projects. New Delhi, India: Ford Foundation. 14p.
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17 Blair, H. W. 1981. The political economy of participation in local development programs: Short-term impasse & long-term change in south Asia and the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Ithaca, NY, USA: Rural Development Committee. Center for International Studies, Cornell University. xiv, 196p.
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18 ODI. Agricultural Administration Unit. 1980. Who gets a last rural resource?: the potential and challenge of lift irrigation for the rural poor. London, UK: ODI. 12p. (Irrigation Management Network paper no.1/80/4)
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19 Twose, N. 1984. Cultivating hunger: An oxfam study of food, power and poverty. Oxford, England: Oxfam. 48p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 339.46 G000 TWO Record No: H01918)
20 Mia, A. (Ed.) Overview of Bangladesh case studies. 24p.
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