Politics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management

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dc.creatorMollinga, P.P.
dc.creatorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.creatorMerrey, Douglas J.
dc.date2007
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:35Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:25:56Z
dc.descriptionStarting 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.'
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40867
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155644
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMollinga, 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.
dc.subjectirrigation management
dc.subjectprivatization
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectwater users associations
dc.subjectwater resource management
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.titlePolitics, plurality and problemsheds: a strategic approach for reform of agricultural water resources management
dc.typeJournal Article

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