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Determinants of Success of Collective Action on Local Commons - An Empirical Analysis of Community-Based Irrigation Management in Northern Ghana (Paperback, illustrated edition)
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Determinants of Success of Collective Action on Local Commons - An Empirical Analysis of Community-Based Irrigation Management in Northern Ghana (Paperback, illustrated edition)
Series: Development Economics and Policy, 49
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The growing recognition of the potential of local institutions to
assure the sustainability of natural resources has motivated the
devolution of the management and responsibility over local commons
from the state to local user groups. In Ghana, farmer management of
irrigation systems has become an important component of policies
for irrigation development and reform. While numerous examples of
successful local irrigation management exist in different parts of
the world, there are several cases of failure that sometimes lead
to a complete system breakdown. Using a dataset from community
managed irrigation schemes in northern Ghana, this study examines
the reasons why communities differ in terms of economic,
distributional and environmental outcomes of the devolution
program. Among others, the study finds the resistance of landlords
to a land redistribution policy to have a detrimental effect on the
success of collective action for local management of the irrigation
schemes. The ability of the user groups to tackle local asymmetries
for promoting equity and forming appropriate institutions to
motivate cooperative behavior is essential for achieving
sustainable local management of the irrigation schemes.
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