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来源类型 | Working and discussion papers |
规范类型 | 工作论文 |
The political economy of the urban water pricing regime in Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
Daniel Harris; Michelle Kooy and Gibrill Jalloh | |
发表日期 | 2012 |
出版年 | 2012 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | Examining Freetown's water sector, this Working Paper proposes a range of recommendations for improving water service delivery in Sierra Leone. |
摘要 | This Working Paper presents the findings of one of two country case studies conducted as part of a broader project entitled ‘Analysing the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery’, commissioned by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). It looks at the water sector in Sierra Leone, and the ways in which the country’s institutions present significant challenges to the implementation of the government’s National Water and Sanitation Policy. Focusing particularly on the country’s capital, Freetown, this analysis explores the water sector’s financial sustainability; insufficient revenue generation; the interaction between the state/private and formal/informal water markets; the balance between taxes, development transfers and tariffs; public willingness to pay; and a range of other political economy factors. It recommends short and medium-term steps to achieving sustainable improvements in the water sector, including:
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主题 | water ; sanitation ; urbanisation ; governance ; sub-Saharan Africa ; Sierra Leone |
URL | https://www.odi.org/publications/6567-political-economy-urban-water-pricing-regime-freetown-sierra-leone |
来源智库 | Overseas Development Institute (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/508130 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Daniel Harris,Michelle Kooy and Gibrill Jalloh. The political economy of the urban water pricing regime in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 2012. |
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