@article{Rohith:118231,
      recid = {118231},
      author = {Rohith, B.K. and Chandrakanth, Mysore G.},
      title = {Institutional and Economic Dynamics of Water Users  Cooperative (WUC) Societies in Cauvery Basin of Karnataka},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics Research Review},
      address = {2011-12},
      number = {347-2016-16966},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {The economic and institutional dimensions of water users  cooperative (WUC) societies have been analyzed
with regards  to performance, membership and transaction costs in forming  organization in the Cauvery
basin of Karnataka. Field data  have been collected from presidents and members of 30 WUC  societies in
Tirumakudalu Narasipura taluk of Mysore,  Karnataka. Using cluster analysis, these have been  grouped
into (i) well performing, (ii) moderately  performing, and (iii) poorly performing WUC societies. To  understand
institutional and economic dimensions, the  selected WUC societies have been grouped based on  command
area, membership and conjunctive use of water. The  odds ratio determined using logit model has indicated
that  for every one chance of not willing to pay additional water  charges, there are seven chances of
willingness to pay.  Landholding size of farmer, conjunctive use and distance of  the farm from canal have
been found to significantly  influence his/her willingness to pay for the assured summer  irrigation. The
mean willingness to pay amount for assured  summer canal water has been found as ` 178 over and  above
the existing charge of ` 100. With all the odds being  faced by these cooperatives, this study has revealed
the  inner strength of water user cooperative societies in canal  water distribution through collective action.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118231},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.118231},
}