Abstract

PEREZ LUJAN, Enrique  and  FUERTE CELIS, María del Pilar. Informal rules in the basin councils. The case of the Santiago River. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2019, vol.26, n.74, pp.201-231. ISSN 1665-0565.  https://doi.org/10.32870/espiral.v26i74.7047.

This article analyzes the implementation of a water policy on the Santiago River (Mexico), especially about social participation in water management, highlighting the role of informal rules in so called basin councils. Methodologically, ethnography is used to describe the functioning of this councils and identify the flaws in its implementation. It’s concluded that, in order to strengthen the governance of water, collective action on informal rules is required, in addition to the incidence on formal rules.

Keywords : Water management; basin councils; informal rules; public policies; Santiago River.