Does decentralizing the allocation of public resources reduce rent-seeking and improve equity? This paper studies a governance reform in Pakistan's vast Indus Basin irrigation system. Using canal discharge measurements across all of Punjab province, the analysis finds that water theft increased on channels taken over by local farmer organizations compared with channels that remained bureaucratically managed, leading to substantial wealth redistribution...
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2018/02/21
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政策研究报告
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WPS8352
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1
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2018/02/21
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Disclosed
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Decentralization and redistribution : irrigation reform in Pakistan's Indus basin
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impact of irrigation