Journal of
Marketing Development and Competitiveness
Scholar Gateway
Abstracts prior to volume 5(1) have been archived!
Issue 5(1), October 2010 -- Paper AbstractsGirard (p. 9-22)
Cooper (p. 23-32)Kunz-Osborne (p. 33-41)Coulmas-Law (p.42-46)Stasio (p. 47-56)Albert-Valette-Florence (p.57-63)Zhang-Rauch (p. 64-70)Alam-Yasin (p. 71-78)Mattare-Monahan-Shah (p. 79-94)Nonis-Hudson-Hunt (p. 95-106) 
JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Governance, Time Preference, and Collective Maintenance: The Case of Small-scale Irrigation in Northern Ghana
Author(s): Margaret Atosina Akuriba, Rein Haagsma, Nico Heerink
Citation: Margaret Atosina Akuriba, Rein Haagsma, Nico Heerink, (2020) "Governance, Time Preference, and Collective Maintenance: The Case of Small-scale Irrigation in Northern Ghana," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 17, Iss. 3, pp 77-98
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
Small-scale irrigation schemes in northern Ghana are managed by Water User Associations (WUAs). Maintenance of these schemes is a collective effort by WUA members. We argue that individual labour contributions to maintenance depend on perceptions of the prevailing WUA governance strategies and on time preferences of WUA members. We empirically estimate these relationships using data collected through a household survey and a field experiment held in 18 small-scale irrigation schemes. We find that governance perceptions of conflict management and equity and fairness positively associate with labour contributions, while the (negative) association of time preferences is not statistically significant.
