Stephen Lansing describes using self-organizing systems to show that Bali's thousand year old system of agricultural management would occur naturally.
The dynamcis-- irrigation/upstream control of water, coordinated flooding of fields reduces damage from pests. Upstream people are worried about pests, downstream people are worried about water.
If each farmer follows the same planting schedule as the best of his 5-13 nearest neighbors, the whole population soon finds an optimal solution where almost all farmers are at peak harvest capacity. Everyone does very well.
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This is what the Balinese have, and it is supported by an intricate network of religion and ritual.
On the drive home tonight I will hear how the World Bank screwed it up.
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