The Political Economy of Sanitation : How Can We Increase Investment and Improve Service for the Poor?

This study follows current approaches to political economy-interdisciplinary inquiry drawing upon social and political theory and economic principles-to understand how political actors, institutions, and economic processes influence each other. The...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SANITATION ACCESS TO WATER BASIC SANITATION BEHAVIORAL CHANGE CHILD-CARE CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNAL TOILETS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONNECTIONS CONTROL OVER RESOURCES CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL VALUES DEMAND FOR SANITATION DEMAND FOR SERVICES DISEASES DISSEMINATION DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DRAINS ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS GLOBAL POLICY GOOD SANITATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT OFFICES HEALTH AND HYGIENE HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RISK HEALTH SERVICES HISTORICAL CONTEXT HOUSEHOLD LATRINES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DIGNITY HUMAN EXCRETA HUMAN WASTE IMPACT ON HEALTH INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES INVESTMENTS IN SANITATION LACK OF CAPACITY LEGAL STATUS LEGITIMACY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES LOCAL WATER LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT OF EXCRETA MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MODERNIZATION MOTHER NATION-STATES NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL STRATEGIES NATIONAL WATER NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK PIT LATRINE PIT LATRINES POLICY CONTROL POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL DECISION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTIES POPULATION CONCENTRATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SANITATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REFORM RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE FLOWS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION RURAL SANITATION SAFE DRINKING SANITATION SANITATION ACCESS SANITATION ENGINEER SANITATION ENGINEERS SANITATION HYGIENE SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE SANITATION INTERVENTIONS SANITATION POLICIES SANITATION POLICY SANITATION PROBLEMS SANITATION PROGRAM SANITATION PROMOTION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICE SANITATION SERVICE DELIVERY SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION STRATEGIES SANITATION SYSTEM SANITATION TECHNOLOGIES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SCARCE RESOURCES SEPTIC TANK SEPTIC TANKS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SEWERAGE SEWERAGE SERVICES SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUM DWELLERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECTOR SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STATE GOVERNMENTS SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TAXATION TOILET TOILETS TOTAL SANITATION TREATMENT PLANT URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTRES URBAN COMMUNITIES URBAN COMMUNITY URBAN RESIDENTS URBAN SANITATION URBANIZATION USERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER UTILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/13909314/political-economy-sanitation-can-increase-investment-improve-service-poor-vol-2-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17276

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Summary:	This study follows current approaches to political economy-interdisciplinary inquiry drawing upon social and political theory and economic principles-to understand how political actors, institutions, and economic processes influence each other. The 'political economy of sanitation,' therefore, refers to the social, political, and economic processes and factors that determine the extent and nature of sanitation investment and service provision. This study's conceptual framework combines a diagnostic component with a typology of actions to help translate analytical findings into more effective support to operations and investments. The diagnostic framework aims to identify political economy constraints as well as opportunities that are entry points for subsequent operational actions. The study was conducted through a qualitative analysis of stakeholders, institutions, impacts, risks, and opportunities that was linked to processes and policy debate. This synthesis report is based on the findings from the secondary literature review and the results of primary research in the four case study countries, which examined how each had identified and managed political economy risks and opportunities in its sanitation interventions. Overall, the study confirms the importance of assessing stakeholder interests, identifying potential winners and losers, identifying incentives, and examining formal and informal institutions.

The Political Economy of Sanitation : How Can We Increase Investment and Improve Service for the Poor?

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