The post-World War II era has witnessed a drastic increase in irrigation activities that have contributed substantially … distinction has to be made between the overall positive contribution of irrigation to agricultural productivity and economic … irrigation. In many cases, water resources have been overdeveloped; there has been overspending on capital; and significant costs …

Decentralisation, which sends power and resources from the Central to local governments, comes with several theoretical … from world-class scholars on decentralisation and service provision and key findings and themes from their works. As has … been stressed in the conclusion, decentralisation has made some gains in meeting the real needs of local people in terms of …