Privatisation of services
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- A franchise approach to water supply
- ( J. Bagwan;K. Wall / Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa , 2007)
- This paper describes an alternative service delivery institutional concept, namely, the franchising of local entrepreneurs, to increase the coverage and reliability of water services in South Africa. ...
- Workable alternatives to privatisation of water sector
- ( M.A. Manahan;N. Yamamoto;O. Hoedeman / Focus on the Global South , 2007)
- Water crisis is largely a problem of governance. While there is an obvious bias towards privatisation as a solution to the water sector problems, the last few years have also seen many social mobilisa...
Could an innovation systems approach improve agricultural extension in Nigeria?
- ( A., E. Agwu;M., U. Dimelu;M., C. Madukwe / , 2008)
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A sustainable and dynamic approach to agricultural development has remained of great concern to the Nigerian government and a priority for discourse in the policy arena. However, past efforts have ...
- A preventive approach to managing water and sanitation services facing natural disasters
- ( P. McIntyre / IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2008)
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This guide provides updated information for professionals, agencies, and authorities in the health, drinking water and sanitation sectors on alternatives for strategic interventions to co...
Outsourcing agricultural advisory services: lessons learned from sub-Saharan Africa
- ( W. Heemskerk;S. Nederlof;B. Wennink / Royal Tropical Institute , 2008)
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A pluralistic advisory service system is already a fact of life for many farmers in Africa. Over the last few years, outsourcing has become increasingly important in several sub-Saharan African cou...
- The road sector and development- lessons from Timor-Leste.
- ( G.R. Gajewski;M. J. Minc / Asian Development Bank , 2007)
- This study presents the methods used and lessons learned from the Timor-Leste road-sector planning project, completed in 2005, which was done in a post-conflict nation seeking to recover from severe p...
Examining the political process of liberalisation reform in Costa Rica
- ( B. Hoffmann / Deutsches Übersee-Institut / German Overseas Institute , 2007)
- Based on a study of telecommunications reform in Costa Rica, this paper underscores the importance of the political process of the reform implementation. It argues that the failure of repeated liberal...
- What are the causes of urban water conflicts?
- ( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , 2006)
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This document is a collection of essays which survey the controversial aspects of the management of water resources in urban areas in view of the increasing urbanisation and privatisation of water ...
- How to tackle corruption in water and sanitation sector in Africa?
- ( J. Plummer;P Cross / UNDP - World Bank Water and Sanitation Program , 2007)
- This paper focuses on corruption in Africa’s water and sanitation sector (WSS). It describes through a framework of corrupt interactions among public, private, and consumer/civil society actors,...
- What is the best approach to ensure equal and equitable access to water?
- ( S. Atapattu / International Development Law Organisation , 2006)
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Access to water is a widely debated topic as water scarcity is looming large before several developing countries. The traditional approach of water as a public good is giving way to reforms which c...
