Water for poor women : quest for an alternative paradigm / Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahmed, Sayeed Iftekhar, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Bangladesh--Dhaka.

Water resources development.

Poor women--Bangladesh--Dhaka.

Poor women.

Women in development--Bangladesh--Dhaka.

Women in development.

Water resources development--Philippines--Manila.

Poor women--Philippines--Manila.

Women in development--Philippines--Manila.

Philippines--Manila.

Bangladesh--Dhaka.

Physical Description:

xviii, 163 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Summary:

The majority of poor people in South and Southeast Asia do not have sufficient access to safe water sources. Various studies demonstrate that poor women have less access than poor men, especially in the developing world. Due to the gendered division of labor, the role of women, especially those who are poor, is vital in collecting, distributing, and safeguarding water. Current studies on water governance do not focus on poor women's ability to access potable water sources through their involvement in the distribution process. Water for Poor Women: Quest for an Alternative Paradigm, by Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed, develops an alternative governance paradigm to ensure poor women's water security through their participation in the governance process. This study assesses the effects of governance on water distribution and participation from the perspective of poor women. Ahmed examines the state-led and Public Private Participation (PPP) governance systems located in two developing metropolises: Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Manila, the Philippines. This crucial investigation reveals that poor women have very limited ability to access water under the state-led governance system in Dhaka but comparatively more ability to access water resources under the PPP governance in Manila. However, women are excluded from the decision-making process under both types of governance systems. Water for Poor Women proposes an alternative system for ensuring women's participation in the governance processes to promote more equitable distribution of urban water. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Governance paradigms and the capabilities of marginalized women

State-led water governance and marginalized women's capabilities : a perspective from Dhaka

Public-private participation (PPP) water governance and marginalized women's capabilities : the experience of metropolitan Manila

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739175279

0739175270

OCLC:

811600955