Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management
Starting from the assessment that past efforts at reform in agricultural water management in developing countries have achieved very little, this article argues that a fundamental change is required in the approach to policy and institutional transformation if the present deadlock in the internalisa...
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| author | Mollinga, P.P. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Merrey, Douglas J. |
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| description | Starting from the assessment that past efforts at reform in agricultural water management in developing countries have achieved very little, this article argues that a fundamental change is required in the approach to policy and institutional transformation if the present deadlock in the internalisation of ecological sustainability, human development/poverty alleviation and democratic governance into the 'core business' of water bureaucracies is to be overcome. 'Social engineering' approaches need to be replaced by 'strategic action' approaches that acknowledge the inherently political character and the plurality of actors, institutions and objectives of water management - a perspective operationalised here around the notions of 'problemshed' and 'issue network.' |
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| spelling | CGSpace408672024-02-26T08:13:08Z Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management Mollinga, P.P. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Merrey, Douglas J. irrigation management privatization farmers water users associations water resource management governance Starting from the assessment that past efforts at reform in agricultural water management in developing countries have achieved very little, this article argues that a fundamental change is required in the approach to policy and institutional transformation if the present deadlock in the internalisation of ecological sustainability, human development/poverty alleviation and democratic governance into the 'core business' of water bureaucracies is to be overcome. 'Social engineering' approaches need to be replaced by 'strategic action' approaches that acknowledge the inherently political character and the plurality of actors, institutions and objectives of water management - a perspective operationalised here around the notions of 'problemshed' and 'issue network.' 2007 2014-06-13T14:48:35Z 2014-06-13T14:48:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40867 en Limited Access Mollinga, P. P.; Meinzen-Dick. R. S.; Merrey, Douglas J. 2007. Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management. Development Policy Review, 25 (6): 699-719. |
| spellingShingle | irrigation management privatization farmers water users associations water resource management governance Mollinga, P.P. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Merrey, Douglas J. Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title | Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title_full | Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title_fullStr | Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title_short | Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| title_sort | politics plurality and problemsheds a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management |
| topic | irrigation management privatization farmers water users associations water resource management governance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40867 |
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