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Bureaucratic reform in irrigation: a review of four case studies

Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists globally. This paper argues that addressing performance requires not simply more investment or different policy approaches, but reform of the bureaucracies responsible for irrigation management. Based on reform experiences in The Phi...

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Main Authors: Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark, Rap, Edwin, Wegerich, Kai
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2014
Subjects:
bureaucracy
reform
water management
irrigation management
irrigation systems
state intervention
organizational development
institutional reform
policy
public administration
political aspects
financing
farmers
case studies
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58403
Summary:Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists globally. This paper argues that addressing performance requires not simply more investment or different policy approaches, but reform of the bureaucracies responsible for irrigation management. Based on reform experiences in The Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan, we argue that irrigation (policy) reform cannot be treated in isolation from the overall functioning of

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