ABSTRACT
The comparison of management performance in the water systems studied is made difficult by the complexity of the management systems. The humid conditions prevalent between 1970 and 1976 permitted the expansion of rice cultivation far beyond the long-term capacity of the system. Negative impact of model is multiplied by significant government intervention in water system in attempt to maintain price of wine in face of declining demand so as to support model. The success of the irrigation management system in Mendoza can be attributed to the establishment of agreement on the wider objectives of the water management system. The observed passivity of water management institutions has had significant consequences for the development of water management practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. The water system in Bogota differs from the other systems included in the study by virtue of the lesser importance of irrigation, as well as the absence of direct user participation in management.
