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Readings

SES # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction to the Class

State of the World's Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

Problem Identification

The Millennium Development Goals for Water and Sanitation
World Health Organization and UNICEF. Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment. Excerpts, 2000.

Visit Millennium Development Goals for some background information on the MDG process.
2 Goals of W&S Investment: Human Health and Productivity Gains, the Environment World Bank. "Infrastructure: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities." In World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure for Development. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1994, pp. 13-22.
3 How to Define and Measure Access to Water Supply and Sanitation
4 Institutional Options for W&S Planning and Policy in Developing Countries Paul, S. "Accountability in Public Services: Exit, Voice and Control." World Development 20, no. 7 (1992): 1047-1060.

Budds, J., and G. McGranahan. "Are the Debates on Water Privatization Missing the Point? Experiences from Africa, Asia and Latin America." Environment and Urbanization 15, no. 2 (2003): 87-113 (pp. 87-98, 109-113).

Davis, J., et al. "Local Government: Kerala, India." In Good Governance in the Water & Sanitation Sector: Experience from South Asia. New Delhi, India: Water & Sanitation Program. 2001.

NOTE: If you are unfamiliar with international aid agencies like the World Bank, you will also find the following websites useful:The World Bank Group (click on 'About' at the top left corner); The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (start with the Q&A link).

Optional

Parkinson, J., and K. Tayler. "Decentralized Wastewater Management in Peri-Urban Areas in Low-Income Countries." Environment and Urbanization 15, no. 1 (2003): 75-89.
5 Stakeholder Analysis: Actors in Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning and their Objectives Lovei, L., et al. "Rent-Extracting Behavior by Multiple Agents in the Provision of Municipal Water Supply: A study of Jakarta, Indonesia." Water Res. Research 29, no. 7 (1993): 1965-1974.

Davis, J. "Corruption in Public Services: Experience from South Asia's Water and Sanitation Sector." World Development 32, no. 1 (2004): 53-71.

Regmi, S., and B. Fawcett. "Integrating Gender Needs into Drinking-Water Projects in Nepal." Gender and Development 7, no. 3 (1999): 62-72.
6 The Evolution of W&S Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries: Supply-versus Demand-Oriented Approaches Garn, H. Lessons from large-scale rural water and sanitation projects: Transition and innovation. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1997.

McPhail, A. "The 'five percent rule' for improved water service: Can households afford more?" World Development 21, no. 6 (1993): 963-973.

Whittington, D., J. Davis, H. Miarsono, and R. Pollard. "Designing a 'Neighborhood Deal' for Urban Sewers: A case study of Semarang, Indonesia." Journal of Planning Education and Research 19, (2000): 297-308.
7 Demand-Oriented W&S Planning Continued

Pricing of Water and Sanitation Services
MacRae, D., et al. "Assessing Preferences in Cost-Benefit Analysis: Reflections on Rural Water Supply Evaluation in Haiti." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 7, no. 2 (1988): 246-263.

Whittington, D. "Municipal Water Pricing and Tariff Design: A Reform Agenda for South Asia." Water Policy 5 (2003): 61-76.

"Willing to pay but unwilling to charge." Water and Sanitation Program. Field note. June 1999.

DeMoor, Andre. "Stalking the elusive subsidy" and "Water, water everywhere." In Subsidizing Unsustainable Development: Undermining the Earth with Public Funds.
8 Providing Water and Sanitation Services to the Poor: Obstacles and Strategies Crane, R. "Water Markets, Market Reform and the Urban Poor: Results From Jakarta, Indonesia." World Development 22, no. 1 (1994): 71-83.

Davis, J., S. Tankha, A. Ghosh, P. Martin, T. Samad, B. Zia, and G. Prunier. "Good Governance the Water and Sanitation Sector: Experience from South Asia." In Report to the Water and Sanitation Program. Section 2.

Gomez-Lobo, A. "Making Water Affordable: Output-based Consumption Subsidies in Chile." In Contracting for public services: Output-based aid and its applications. Edited by P. Brooks and S. Smith. Washington, DC: The World Bank. 2001.

Collignon, B. Urban Water Supply Innovations in Côte d'lvoire: How Cross-Subsidies Help the Poor. Nairobi: Water & Sanitation Program. 2002.
9 Discussion of Policy Memo #1

Wrap-up Discussion
Highly recommend reading: Okun & Zaroff's piece on vending.
10 Community Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation Services: Why and How? Watson, Gabrielle. Good Sewers Cheap? Agency-Customer Interactions in Low-Cost Urban Sanitation in Brazil. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1995. (Notes: This looks like a long piece, but it has a lot of maps and figures, and it's an enjoyable read. Our discussion will largely center on Parts II-IV.)

Khwaja, A. I. "Can Good Projects succeed in Bad Communities? Collective Action in Public Good Provision." Unpublished Manuscript, Harvard University. 2002. (Notes: Focus on the 'intuition' Sections in the Presentation of the Econometric Model. Our discussion will largely center on Sections 5 and 6.)

"NGO profile: Orangi Pilot Project." Environment and Urbanization 7, no. 2 (1995): 227-236.
11 Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation Services
12 Guest Speaker: Dale Whittington, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
13 Discussion of Policy Memo #2

Wrap-up Discussion
14 Individual or Small Group Meetings to Discuss Individual Research Projects
15 Individual or Small Group Meetings to Discuss Individual Research Projects (cont.)