| Title | Pro-poor subsidies for water connections in West Africa : a preliminary study |
| Publication Type | Research Report |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Lauria, DT, Hopkins, OS, Debomy, S |
| Secondary Title | Water supply and sanitation working notes |
| Volume | no. 3 |
| Pagination | xi, 31 p. : 4 boxes, 4 fig., 4 tab. |
| Date Published | 2005-01-01 |
| Publisher | World Bank |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | ivory coast, low-income communities, research, sdiafr, sdipol, senegal, water costs, water supply, water supply charges |
| Abstract | This paper examines how well the schemes in West Africa (Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire) for making social and ordinary connections are working. A social connection, aimed at the poor, is free, whereas an ordinary connection, aimed at wealthier households, must be paid for.The paper calls for a reexamination of existing subsidy schemes to clarify whether the focus is on (a) improved water supply for the poorest; or (b) a higher level of service for the "relatively poor", who own their houses; or (c) providing private connections to ensure the financial viability of water systems. |
| Custom 1 | 264.0 |
| Citation Key | 57328 |
