Abstract
The present paper describes the cost-sharing ratio for each group of individuals benefiting from the activities of a land improvement district (LID). Benefits are evaluated based on a new method modeled on a benefit-value analysis. Two surveys were conducted in a typical mountainous area to collect data for the study. The preliminary survey was comprised of questions on the respondent's attitude towards LID. The second survey asked respondents to rate several indexes of a goal system.
The responses revealed that non-farmers would receive 60 percent of the benefits produced by LID activities. According to the benefit principle, the cost sharing-ratio of LID's union members to non-farmers who worked for the local and national government was four to six.
Finally, analyses of the evaluation process revealed that (1) Age of the respondents was related to their preference toward LID activities. (2) The agricultural projects did not affect the market land value.
