Institutional organizers and collective action: The case of water users' associations in Gujarat, India

Water International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-33

  Bassi, Nitin ^a   Rishi, Parul ^b   Choudhury, Nirmalya ^c  

^a Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP)   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREST MANAGEMENT   (India)

^c Collective of Integrated Livelihood Initiatives ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Asia; Collective action; India; Institutional organizers; Participatory irrigation management; Water users' association (WUA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649086319     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060903515275     Document Type: Article

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