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How to promote effective irrigation pricing reform in northern China? Insights from the Taocheng District

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  • Sicheng Chen
  • Yahua Wang
  • Jesper Svensson

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There has been a growing interest in understanding the enabling conditions for the adoption of irrigation pricing reform worldwide. We enrich the literature on policy diffusion by comparing the effects of different mobilization patterns in northern China, showing how differences in incentives have hampered or fostered the spread of a collect-and-refund policy in Taocheng District. We find that the mobilization pattern of water authorities, with limited fiscal resources and weak political influence, provided little incentive for local authorities to adopt the policy. By contrast, the mobilization pattern of government chiefs mobilized local authorities to spread the policy across larger scales.

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  • Sicheng Chen & Yahua Wang & Jesper Svensson, 2020. "How to promote effective irrigation pricing reform in northern China? Insights from the Taocheng District," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(4), pages 697-715, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:36:y:2020:i:4:p:697-715
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2019.1656602
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    1. Zhang, Cheng-Yao & Oki, Taikan, 2023. "Water pricing reform for sustainable water resources management in China’s agricultural sector," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 275(C).
    2. Wang, Yahua & Chen, Sicheng & Araral, Eduardo, 2021. "The mediated effects of urban proximity on collective action in the commons: Theory and evidence from China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).

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