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Dossier « Le champ des commons en question : perspectives croisées » - Le façonnage des institutions d'irrigation au XXe siècle, selon les principes d'Elinor Ostrom, est-il encore pertinent en 2010 ?

Authors :
Ruf, Thierry
Source :
Natures Sciences Sociétés. oct-dec2011, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p395-404. 10p.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

In the 1980s, Wittfogel's theory of Oriental despotism continued to provide a popular explanation for hydraulic development. In these same years, under influence of neoliberalism, there emerged the idea to put a halt to heavy planning of hydraulic systems and make water into a market commodity. The 1992 Dublin Conference on Water and the Environment is the symbolic moment of this turnabout. In the same year, however, Elinor Ostrom took an alternative stance to the prevailing theories on the development of irrigation. To highlight Ostrom's contribution and its limits, we studied and compared the principles which underlie the three theories of the social, economic and political organisation of irrigation. In this triangular con- frontation, Ostrom contributes several useful keys to analyze on-going conflicts in the 21st century. Out of this theoretical profusion, there can emerge a practice of action-research to solve current conflicts on water resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
12401307
Volume :
19
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Natures Sciences Sociétés
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
75040232
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/nss/2011131