@article{fdi:010062379,
  title = {{R}ethinking commons management in {S}ub-{S}aharan {W}est {A}frica : public authority and participation in the agricultural water sector},
  author = {{V}enot, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}romoted for over three decades, participatory irrigation management ({PIM}) and its organizational upshot the water user association ({WUA}) have been framed as a solution to the irrigation sector problems. {B}ased on a case study of small reservoirs in two countries of {W}est {A}frica, {B}urkina {F}aso and {G}hana, this article shows that the {PIM}/{WUA} model is based on narrow visions of the commons and participation and does not account for the de facto pluralism and institutional bricolage that characterize natural resources management. {A}ttempts at institutional intervention should be based on better understanding social relationships and existing processes of decision making.},
  keywords = {governance ; institutions ; pluralism ; water user associations ; {W}est {A}frica ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {GHANA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {I}nternational},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {534--548},
  ISSN = {0250-8060},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1080/02508060.2014.911647},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062379},
}