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More, better, or different spending? Trends in public expenditure on water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

This overview paper tests current public spending patterns against the economic rationale for such spending, including reducing disparities in service delivery and overcoming market failures. Reducing the disparities in access to basic water supply and sanitation (WSS) is a responsibility of government. Individuals have little incentive to build and maintain extensive WSS infrastructure, but communities and societies do. Targeted public spending benefitting...
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Bennett,Anthony; Van Ginneken,Meike; Netterstrom, Ulrik.

More, better, or different spending? Trends in public expenditure on water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Public Expenditure Review (PER)|Water papers Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/998971468004159245

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