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Politics and Urban Water Supply

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Universal waterworks coverage for urban residents has not yet been achieved across Southeast Asia and will be further constrained as urban populations increase. The importance of ensuring urban water supply is critical, given the Millennium Development Goals' target of halving the number of people without access to safe drinking water by 2010. Public sector failure has led to calls for the private sector to participate in urban supply, fuelling debates between pro and anti-privatization lobbyists. Karen Fisher draws attention to the inherently political nature of urban water supply and demonstrates how this has been used to serve political agendas, with particular reference to Tagbilaran, the Philippines. Development (2008) 51, 30–36. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100450

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  • Karen T Fisher, 2008. "Politics and Urban Water Supply," Development, Palgrave Macmillan;Society for International Deveopment, vol. 51(1), pages 30-36, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:develp:v:51:y:2008:i:1:p:30-36
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    1. Johanna Weststrate & Geske Dijkstra & Jasper Eshuis & Alberto Gianoli & Maria Rusca, 2019. "The Sustainable Development Goal on Water and Sanitation: Learning from the Millennium Development Goals," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 143(2), pages 795-810, June.

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