The Economic Analysis Of Forming And Effective Operating Of Water User Association

Though the water resource of our country is abundant, ranking the sixth place in the world, but the occupancy volume per capita is insufficient, it is only 1/4 of the world standard and it is one of 13 countries which lack of water. Water resource shortage has already become the important restriction factors of economic society and production's development, especially for the agriculture which costs 80 percent of the total amount of the water resource in China. We solve the shortage problem of water resource with the aid of the project and technology means traditionally, but it is uneconomical to invest newly-built project because of the shortage of the resource. In fact, the mismanagement of irrigation water is also one of the most important reasons causing water shortage. Therefore, use and management of irrigation water has been increasingly attached importance to. From the experience of other countries, if want to change this situation and achieve healthy cycle for the agricultural water supply, the water users must participate in the irrigation management in terminal canal system.In other words, must push the participatory irrigation management. So eatablishing the water user association (WUA) in terminal canal system in irrigation districts is the direction and main model of participatory irrigation management.The thesis summarizes domestic and overseas correlative research findings completely and systematically, and scientifically directed by such theories as institution economics, economics of property rights, econometrics and game theory, together with ration and qualitative research, we analyze the motivation and benefits of participatory irrigation management system which with a core of water user association, also the internal operating mechanism of farmers' participation into management is analyzed theoretically, to find the causes of its sustaining and stable operation. Besides, taking the WUAs of the third agricultural irrigation project area which financed by the World Bank in inner mogolia as the examples, we analyzes the farmers' cause and desire to join in WUA and the factors which infllenced the development of WUA, and then evaluates the operation performance and problems of WUA. Finally, puts forward the concerned policy inspire, hoping to provide some references for the reform of irrigation management institution. The content and conclusion of the thesis includes the five parts as following:The first part of the thesis consists Chapter One, Introduction, and Chapter Two, Literature Review. In this part, the author states the problem and proposed objective of the research. Past research works in the field have also been reviewed by author in this part.The second part of the thesis, Chapter Three, is the positive study on the change and present situation of Chinese agricultural water resources management organization institution. This part mainly introduces the evolution of Chinese agricultural water resources management organization institution, and analyzes the process and present situation of participatory irrigation management in China and Inner Mongolia.The third part of the thesis is composed of Chapter Four.In this part, the author states the motive of appearing of WUA, according to related economic theories, analyzes the underlying causes of WUA's forming. Further more, this paper systematically analyzes the profits and costs of institutional innovation of WUA,and discusses the potential benefits of establishing WUA.The forth part is concerned with management mechanism on the effective running of WUA. It analyzes the basic contents on running and managing of WUA, and bases on the practical survey data, studies the households'bearing capacity to agricultural water fees, the result indicates that households have good psychological and economic endurance on water fees, most of WUAs still can adjust their water fees. Meanwhile, we takes the game theory to prove the possibility and conditions of WUA's constantly running. Finally, we analyzes the relationship beween government and WUA, in some sense, they are good long term partner relationship, they work coordinately to push the development of irrigation.The fifth part: Study on the influencing factors, performance and problems of WUA's running. This part focuses on positive analysis, mainly bases on the survey data. Firstly, analyzing the farmer participatory attitude, willing and behavior tropism in the statistical description, and then applying the Logit regression model to study on the farmer's participatory behavior and its factors, disclosing the internal system of farmer's participatory management in WUA efficiently. Secondly, the author analyzes the farmer's inducement to join in WUA and WUA's restraint to develop, and then summarizes the performance and present problems of WUA according to actual survey situation.The sixth part is the thesis conclusion and proposal of government.This chapter has concluded the viewpoints and the important view of research. It has suggested that the specific policy to raise the effective opearating of WUA, including doing a good job in publicity and strengthening the participative sense, reducing the path-dependent and opportunistic behavior, reducing the management cost, giving the WUA more rights , increasing support for the development of WUA and so on. Only by these means can healthy development of WUA be guaranteed.