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Cooperation in the commons: The emergence and persistence of reciprocal altruism and collective action in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Kenya.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Cooperation in the commons: The emergence and persistence of reciprocal altruism and collective action in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Kenya./
Author:	Thompson, John Joseph.
Description:	417 p.
Notes:	Chief Instructor: Jacque L. Emel.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International58-04A.
Subject:	Agriculture, General. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoeng/servlet/advanced?query=9731204
ISBN:	9780591406016

Cooperation in the commons: The emergence and persistence of reciprocal altruism and collective action in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Kenya.
Thompson, John Joseph.

Cooperation in the commons: The emergence and persistence of reciprocal altruism and collective action in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Kenya. - 417 p.

Chief Instructor: Jacque L. Emel.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Clark University, 1997.

In resource management, we are nearing the point where a new theory of common property resources may be emerging to take us beyond the image of the "tragedy of the commons" which has dominated policy discourses and popular perceptions for so long. Such a theory must explain resource-use successes as well as failures, and the emergence and persistence of cooperation among users under certain conditions and the lack of it under other circumstances.

ISBN: 9780591406016Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017510
Agriculture, General.

Cooperation in the commons: The emergence and persistence of reciprocal altruism and collective action in farmer-managed irrigation systems in Kenya.
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520 $a In resource management, we are nearing the point where a new theory of common property resources may be emerging to take us beyond the image of the "tragedy of the commons" which has dominated policy discourses and popular perceptions for so long. Such a theory must explain resource-use successes as well as failures, and the emergence and persistence of cooperation among users under certain conditions and the lack of it under other circumstances.
520 $a Through a detailed study of the development and performance of two farmer-managed irrigation systems and their institutions, as well as a broader analysis of the political ecology of irrigation development and agrarian change, this study analyzes the factors affecting peasant farmers' individual and collective choices and actions with regard to irrigation management and horticultural crops production and marketing in Kenya.
520 $a A combination of formal surveys, Participatory Rural Appraisal, hermeneutics, and narrative analysis, within the framework of an action-oriented theory of human geography, was used to examine the resource management strategies, complex social networks, and productive relationships of various men and women farmers. The roles of key external support agencies also came under scrutiny. The Irrigation and Drainage Branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Horticultural Crops Development Authority were used as institutional windows through which to view the policies of the state and the influence of the market on farmers' ability and willingness to manage their systems collectively.
520 $a The case studies demonstrate that reciprocity and collective action in common property resource management can emerge and persist, even in marginal environments. The study reveals a number of lessons regarding self-governing irrigation systems, including: how the creation of "hydraulic property" gave farmers a sense of ownership which encouraged them to invest in their systems and their organizations; the interrelationship between the process of constructing the systems and the development of self-governing institutions for managing them; the central role of leadership in ensuring effective management of resources; and how individuals are not motivated solely by the intended outcomes of collective action, but also by the benefits of participating in the process of action.
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