Relationship of Size and Authority in Canal Irrigation

该奖项将支持一位文化人类学家开发一个来自大约20个国家的灌溉系统的大型数据库(超过200个案例)的研究。这些案件将根据几个变量进行衡量，包括权力的大小和结构。以前的研究表明，在700到458,000公顷之间，面积和政治集中度之间没有关系。规模和权力结构之间的关系将在新的和更大的样本中进行调查。其他变量包括气候、灌溉性质、农业类型和国家政治制度类型等信息，这些信息应该可以解释一些差异。结果应该引起管理理论家和政策制定者的兴趣，他们必须处理表现不达标的灌溉项目。

This award will support the research of a cultural anthropologist in developing a large database (over 200 cases) of irrigation systems from about 20 nations. These cases will be measured on several variables, including size and structure of authority. Previous work show no relationship between size and political centralization between 700 and 458,000 Hectares. The relationship between size and structure of authority will be investigated in the new and larger sample. Additional variables include information on climate, nature of irrigation, type of agriculture, and type of national political system, should account for some of the variation. Results should be of interest to management theorists and policy makers who must deal with irrigation projects which are not performing up to standards.