Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor - Economic Regulation for Public and Private Partnerships

Zusatztext 'This excellent book makes a major contribution to the literature on regulation in a pro-poor direction for urban water supply. It is extremely relevant for policy-makers striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goal for halving the share of world's population without access to clean and affordable water.' - Andrew Nickson! University of Birmingham! UK'The book is well designed! with excellent glossaries! references! tables! figures and index... As a book to have available to students of primary health! public health! health promotion! and not forgetting development studies this book is an extremely useful resource! and whilst it may challenge some personal ideologies this should not detract from the very sound and informative content- in fact it would produce some challenging tutorial materials.' - Australian Journal of Primary Health Informationen zum Autor Richard Franceys is Senior Lecturer in Water and Sanitation Management and Esther Gerlach is a Research Associate, both at the Centre for Water Research, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK. Klappentext First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Intends to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. This book focuses on the impact this may have on the poorest, the informal, slum and shanty dwellers of the rapidly growing cities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface * Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor * Economic Regulation * Regulating for the Poor * Monitoring Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Management and Concession Contracts for the Poor * Regulating Divested Water Utilities for the Poor * Regulating Alternative Providers for the Poor * Involving and Empowering Poor Customers * Pro-poor Economic Regulation * Index...

Product details

• Authors: Richard (EDT)/ Gerlach Franceys
• Assisted by: Richard Franceys (Editor), Franceys Richard (Editor), Esther Gerlach (Editor), Gerlach Esther (Editor)
• Publisher: Stylus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2008
• EAN: 9781844076178
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-617-8
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Ecology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, The environment, Politics & government, Environmental Economics, Public International Law, Politics and government, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Civil engineering, surveying and building