Partha Dasgupta Keywords welfare and development economics economics of technological change population economics Environmental economics resource economics social capital game theory; economics of global warming economics of malnutrition Read more about Partha Dasgupta the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and Visiting Professor at the New College of the Humanities, London. His research interests have included welfare and development economics; the economics of technological change; population, environmental, and resource economics; social capital; the theory of games; the economics of global warming, and the economics of malnutrition.
Local Development Initiative through Inter-Local Mutual Cooperation Read more about Local Development Initiative through Inter-Local Mutual Cooperation Mutual cooperation among localities can promote economy of scale and scope in service delivery, and efficiency in resource utilization, among its other perceived benefits. More specifically, a governance-based type of inter-local mutual cooperation that can be realized through communication, compromise, and conflict resolution is needed.
A Comparative Study of Social Behavior in Irrigated and Rain-Fed Areas: The Case of Bohol Irrigation Scheme, the Philippines Read more about A Comparative Study of Social Behavior in Irrigated and Rain-Fed Areas: The Case of Bohol Irrigation Scheme, the Philippines This paper explores the connection between management of canal (gravity) irrigation and social behavior of farmers. It also examines the benefits of a rural canal irrigation project based on the hypothesis that social behaviors of local farmers are influenced by the availability of canal irrigation.
A Comparative Study of Social Behavior in Irrigated and Rain-Fed Areas: The Case of Bohol Irrigation Scheme, the Philippines Read more about A Comparative Study of Social Behavior in Irrigated and Rain-Fed Areas: The Case of Bohol Irrigation Scheme, the Philippines This paper explores the connection between management of canal (gravity) irrigation and social behavior of farmers. It also examines the benefits of a rural canal irrigation project based on the hypothesis that social behaviors of local farmers are influenced by the availability of canal irrigation.