This volume explores the difficulties of managing and operating water systems in the Latin American region, which are not due to insufficient capital or lack of technical capability, but rather to the political economy of the water sector.
| Title | Spilled water : institutional commitment in the provision of water services |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Savedoff, WD, Spiller, PT |
| Pagination | vi, 248 p. : boxes, fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1999-01-01 |
| Publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| ISBN Number | 1886938563 |
| Keywords | argentina, chile, decentralization, honduras, latin america, legislation, mexico, peru, safe water supply, sdilac, sdipol, ue njb, water authorities |
| Abstract | This volume explores the difficulties of managing and operating water systems in the Latin American region, which are not due to insufficient capital or lack of technical capability, but rather to the political economy of the water sector. This influences the institutional framework of the sector. The book examines the issues using examples from Honduras, Peru, Mexico, Chile and Argentina. |
| Notes | Includes references |
| Custom 1 | 202.2, 827 |
