Study of Rural Asia: Volume 5
The Evolving Roles of the State, Private, and Local Actors in Rural Asia
Written by Ammar Siamwalla
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This volume, the fifth in the Rural Asia series, reviews the evolution of paradigms and practices in rural development since the late 1970s and identifies areas of future comparative advantage, for the state and others involved in rural development.
The book explores what the residual roles of the state should be in order to create and sustain an environment conducive to efficient growth, equity, and environmental sustainability.
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The Evolving Paradigms and Patterns of Rural Development [ PDF: 87.8kb | 22 pages ]
By Frederick Roche and Ammar Siamwalla
- Development Issues and Trends Underlying the Study
- Agriculture and Food Supply
- Rural Nonfarm Growth
- The Macro and Global Environment
- Demographic, Social, and Political Developments
- The Asian Financial and Economic Crisis
- Reader’s Guide
Roles and Actors in the Provision of RuralGoods and Services [ PDF: 125kb | 60 pages ]
By Ammar Siamwalla
- Types of Collective Action: Demand-Side Roles
- Goods and Services and their Characteristics
- Macroeconomic Stability
- Poverty Reduction and Social Justice
- Rules and Property Rights
- Actors: The Supply Side of Collective Action
- Central Government
- Local Governments
- Nongovernment Organizations
- For-Profit Private Sector
- Multilateral Lending Agencies
- Interactions between Actors and Roles
- Comparative Advantage
- Coproduction
- Social Capital
- Governance
- Conclusions
Devolution and Decentralization [ PDF: 88.1kb | 40 pages ]
By Colin MacAndrews, Alex Brillantes, and Ammar Siamwalla
- Introduction: Why Devolve?
- Country Experiences
- Indonesia
- The Philippines
- The PRC
- Lessons Learned
The Changing Character of Technology and its Impact on Research and Extension [ PDF: 127kb | 60 pages ]
By Ammar Siamwalla
- Patterns and Trends in Technology Development
- A Typology of Factors that Shape Agricultural Technology
- Genetic Improvement before Biotechnology
- Biotechnology
- Intellectual-Property Protection
- Research to Improve Resource Management
- Mechanization
- Who Will Undertake and Who Will Pay for the Research?
- Extension
- Traditional Extension
- Private Contract Farming as a Means of Extension
- The Role of NGOs in Extension
- Devolution of Extension Services: a Wave of the Future?
- Conclusions
Irrigation Management Under Resource Scarcity [ PDF: 64.6kb | 30 pages ]
By Ammar Siamwalla and Frederick Roche
- Introduction
- The Landscapes of Irrigation Management
- Upper Basin and Small Floodplain Irrigation
- Large Floodplains
- Basin-wide Considerations
- Supply Augmentation
- Administered Rationing of Supply Among Water Users
- Demand Management Through Pricing Mechanisms
- Upper Watershed Management and Common Property Rights
- Donor Roles: Doing More by Doing Less?
- Summing Up
The Political Economy of Foodgrain and Fertilizer Distribution [ PDF: 129kb | 58 pages ]
By Ammar Siamwalla and Andrew MacIntyre
- Introduction: Why Are Foodgrains Special?
- Asia’s Models of Market Intervention and Food Price Stabilization in a Risky World
- Intervention in Foodgrain Markets before 1970
- Intervention in the Fertilizer Market
- Stabilizing Output Prices: the Southeast Southeast Asian Style of Intervention
- Rationing and Targeted Consumer Subsidy: The South Asian Model
- Assessment of the State Roles
- The Politics of Agricultural Policy Making
- The Importance of Institutions and Political Dynamics
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- Political Institutions and Agricultural Policy: Lessons for Policy Analysts
Rural Human Capital [ PDF: 842kb | 80 pages ]
By Frederick Roche, Colin MacAndrews, and Somsak Chunharas
- Rationale for State Intervention
- Trends in Education and Health
- The Provision of Education
- Access
- Effectiveness and Quality
- Improving Access and Quality
- Resource Allocation, Efficiency, and Mobilization
- Education Management and Decentralization
- Nonformal Education
- The Provision of Health Services
- Reform in Public-Sector Financing
- Decentralization and Health
- The Private Sector, NGOs, and Village Health Workers
- Community Financing
- Human Resource Leakage in Health Care
- Health Research and the Distribution of Health Technology
- Health Insurance
- Promoting Good Health
- Water Supply, Nutrition, and Child Development
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
- Nutrition and Early Child Development
- Impacts of the Asian Economic Crisis
- The Case of Indonesia
- Evidence from Other Countries
- Donor Roles in Human Capital Development
- Summing Up
- Appendix Table
Conclusion [ PDF: 39.5kb | 12 pages ]
By Ammar Siamwalla and Frederick Roche
- Responding to Historical Experience
- New Actors in Old Roles
- New Roles for an Old Actor
- Fitting Actors Into Roles: A Guide for the Policy Analyst
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