The political economy of water and sanitation / Matthias Krause.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krause, Matthias, 1968-

Series:

Routledge studies in development and society ; 20.

Routledge studies in development and society ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sewage disposal.

Water utilities.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

According to recent estimates, around 6,000 people - mostly children under five - die every day from diseases caused by inappropriate water and sanitation (WS) services. Much of the academic and political debate surrounding this issue has focused on private sector participation. By shifting the attention towards the influence of governance, Krause examines the political and sectoral institutions that are essential for the provision of WS services. Utilizing data from sixty-nine developing countries, Matthias Krause demonstrates that the level of democracy has a statistically significant pos

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Normative and Problem-Oriented Framework for Assessing Water and Sanitation Policies; 3 Political-Economic Framework for Analysing the Relation Between Governance and the Provision of Water and Sanitation Services; 4 Political Governance and Access to Water and Sanitation Services: A Cross-Country Regression Analysis; 5 The Role of Governance and Private Sector Participation for the Provision of Water and Sanitation Services: Case Study on Colombia; 6 Summary and Conclusions; Appendix

NotesBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-84611-1

1-282-06511-4

9786612065118

0-203-87694-6

9780203876947

OCLC:

476267281