Library on Governance in Social-Ecological Systems

Organization of the Balinese Subak

TitleOrganization of the Balinese Subak
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1967
AuthorsGeertz C
Book TitleIrrigation and agricultural development in Asia: Perspectives from the social sciences
Chapter4
Pagination70-90
PublisherCornell University Press
CityIthaca, New York, USA
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Subak irrigation system, Tihingan village, Klungkung district, Bali (Indonesia)

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The rice paddies and irrigation system of this case is near Tihingan Village, in the, Klungkung district, 45 Km northeast of Denpasar on the Island of Bali, in Indonesia. The original case spans from 1957 to 1959. The data was extracted for a chapter by Geertz (1967) in a book about irrigation systems in South Asia (ed. Coward, 1980) and catalogues an action situation involving 455 rice farmers who are members of an organization called a subak, that regulates irrigation and planting...
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