Includes appendixes and index. Korten, F. F., & Siy, R. Y., Jr. (Eds.). (1989). Transforming a bureaucracy: the experience of the Philippine National Irrigation Administration. Manila, Philippines: Ateneo de Manila University Press.

Chapter 1: The evolution of the policy context: a historical overview -- Chapter 2: A tradition of collective action: farmers and irrigation in the Philippines -- Chapter 3: Farmers, engineers and organizers: the Taisan project -- Chapter 4: The working group as a catalyst for organizational change -- Chapter 5: The impact of the participation: an evaluation of the NIA's Communal Irrigation Program -- Chapter 6: From bureaucratic to strategic organization -- Chapter 7: Summary and conclusion