Fujian province, China

Title
Type

The Emergence and Resilience of Self-organized Governance

Case
This case focuses on the theory of self-organized governance. It is based on developing a formal mathematical model of generalized interactions in the CIS framework.
12 Mar 2020

T Water User Association self-governance, Fujian province, southern China

Case
T water user association, also a farmer organization at village level, is located in Fujian province. It has been operating effectively since its creation in 2001 so this is a successful case of self-management. The main reasons are attributed to 3 aspects: the village’s own water resource of reservoir and river, the inter-nested structure of association, village committee and clan, and the low cost punishment environment of village norms. These promote the farmers to self organize and craft...
09 Aug 2016