This book examines how state and local institutions that manage water conveyance and drainage actually function. Thus a great deal is revealed about the relationships and power struggles that exist between government and the people and between central and local authorities.

Introduction and summary; The place of agriculture in reconstruction; Specific problems and programs; Principal recommendations; Agriculture; Characteristics of Korean agriculture; Agricultural production; Irrigation; Agricultural education; Research; Agricultural extension; Food management; The marketing of farm products; Cooperative organization; Agricultural statistics; Forestry; Summary of facts; Recommended programs; Fisheries; Description of the fishing industry in Korea; Analysis and recommendations; Members of the FAO/UNKRA mission to Korea; Korean staff members of the FAO mission to Korea; Definitions of Korean administrative Units used in the FAO mission report; Conversion tables: Korean, Metric, and U.S. Units; Charts on Government Organization of Agriculture; Classification of Government employees in Korea; Selected charts and maps.