Ganesh P Shivakoti is Associate Professor of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, and concurrently Non-resident Scholar, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, USA. He has several edited volumes to his credit and recent publication includes a book jointly edited with Professor Elinor Ostrom, Improving Irrigation Governance and Management in Nepal (2002, ICS Press, California). Dr. Shivakoti.s professional interest areas include farming system economics, common property resources, institutions and policie...