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Does User Participation Lead to Sense of Ownership for Rural Water Systems? Evidence from Kenya

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  • Marks, Sara J.
  • Davis, Jennifer

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Despite broad acceptance of the idea that “sense of ownership” among users is critical to infrastructure sustainability in developing countries, little is known about what sense of ownership is, or its drivers. We present a novel measure of sense of ownership for piped water systems using empirical data collected from 1140 households in 50 rural Kenyan villages. This study establishes an empirical referent for households’ sense of ownership. We find that some, but not all, types of participation enhance community members’ sense of ownership for rural water projects.

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  • Marks, Sara J. & Davis, Jennifer, 2012. "Does User Participation Lead to Sense of Ownership for Rural Water Systems? Evidence from Kenya," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(8), pages 1569-1576.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:40:y:2012:i:8:p:1569-1576
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.03.011
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