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Poverty and water : explorations of the reciprocal relationship / edited by David Hemson ... [et al.]. - London ; New York : Zed Books, 2008. - viii, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - CROP international studies in poverty research .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Water and Poverty: the inextricable link / Kassim Kulindwa and Haakon Lein -- Water for All: From Firm Promises to 'New Realism'? / David Hemson -- It takes two to Tango: Steps towards Change in the Water Sector? / Jaqui Goldin -- The Link between Poverty and Water Supply: The Nigerian Example / Ayodele Aderinwale and Olumide A. Ajayi -- Water, Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty in Bangladesh / Haakon Lein -- Opportunities for Reforming the Irrigation Sector: The Case of the Fish-Sundays Scheme of the Eastern Cape / Beatrice I. Conradie -- Rural Water Supply Projects Appraisal and Poverty Eradication in Tanzania / Kassim Kulindwa -- Easing the Burden on Women? Water, Cholera and Poverty in South Africa / David Hemson -- Water Pricing, Inequality and Economic Welfare: How can the New South African Water Policy Support Well-being of the Urban Poor? / Carl-Erik Schulz -- Conclusion: Water for the Poor Pays / Adolfo Mascarenhas.

ISBN: 9781842779620 1842779621 9781842779613 1842779613

LCCN: 2008008251

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water-supply--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
Water resources development--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.
Poverty--Developing countries--Case studies.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.

Dewey Class. No.: 333.91 HEM