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Access to Water in the Slums of Sub-Saharan Africa

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This article reviews the changing perspectives for improving access to water in the slums of developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While much of the literature continues to maintain an aversion to state-led urban development policies, there is now increasing emphasis on the importance of informal, small-scale providers and communitarian initiatives, following the many failures of privatisation. The article argues that market-oriented solutions are inappropriate for sub-Saharan African countries where over two-thirds of the urban population live in squatter settlements with multidimensional challenges.

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Development Policy Review

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Hoboken, United States : Wiley-Blackwell., 2011

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English

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09506764

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Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2011, pages 485–505

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Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to water in the slums
Water access
Slums

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