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Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy

Estache, Antonio; Garsous, Grégoire; Motta, Ronaldo … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2015

This paper investigates the effects of political (mis)alignment on public service delivery when mandates are shared between state and local governments. We analyze sewage treatment policies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Relying on difference-in-differences estimations, we establish a...

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A Review of the Use of Contingent Valuation Methods in Project Analysis at the Inter-American Development Bank

Ardila, Sergio; Quiroga, Ricardo; Vaughan, William J. - Inter-American Development Bank - 1998

This paper (ENV-126) was originally presented at a National Science Foundation Workshop on Alternatives to Traditional Contingent Valuation Methods in Environmental Valuation, held at Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee, on October 15-16, 1998. This paper reviews the past ten years of the...

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Efficiency in Saving Infant Lives: the Influence of Water and Sanitation Coverage

Ferro, Gustavo; Romero, Carlos A.; Castiglione, Ignacio - HAL - 2011

In this paper, we aim to assess the relationship between water and sanitation coverage and saved infant lives. Our …

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Measuring demand for sanitation in developing countries: A new theoretical and methodological framework for contingent valuation surveys

Milanesi, Julien - HAL - 2010

demands (for water, sanitation or health services) and neglect the valuation of nonmarket goods (like ecosystems, biodiversity … developing countries and show, through a survey implemented in Moshi (Tanzania) about demand for sanitation, some methodological …

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Evolución de las empresas de agua y saneamiento de Medellín y Cali en Colombia: ¿Vidas paralelas?

Álvarez, Luis Guillermo Vélez - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

En Colombia las Empresas Municipales de Cali - EMCALI - y las Empresas Públicas de Medellín - EPM - a finales de los 80 tuvieron un desempeño financiero, operacional y administrativo comparable con las mejores empresas del sector privado colombiano y al de las más destacadas en el sector de...

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Water and Sanitation in Belize

Kuratomi, Traci; Martin, Dougal; Ducci, Jorge; Rihm, Alfredo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014

access to improved sanitation facilities. Belize has also made progress in terms of the disposal of solid waste in the … situation of the water and sanitation and solid waste sectors in Belize, and makes recommendations on immediate actions to …

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Estudo de caso do sistema integrado de saneamento rural (SISAR) no Brasil Title: Estudio de caso del sistema integrado de saneamiento rural (SISAR) en el Brasil

Rocha, Wilson dos Santos - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013

O estudo de caso avaliou três experiências do modelo de prestação de serviços denominado SISAR (Sistema Integrado de Saneamento Rural), sendo dois no Ceará e um Piauí. Este modelo constitui-se em uma federação de associações comunitárias que se responsabiliza por garantir a...

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The improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania)

Milanesi, Julien; Mhina, Amos; Contamin, Bernard - HAL - 2006

Tanzania has created, since the mid-90s, an original institutional framework for water and sanitation management made … sanitation issues in the town of Moshi, a medium-sized town located on the south slopes of the Kilimanjaro Mountain. Findings are …

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The improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania). Demand Analysis and Sector Regulation

Mhina, Amos; Contamin, Bernard; Milanesi, Julien; … - HAL - 2003

consortium has been accepted; it included a research project on the improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania …

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Economías de escala en agua y saneamiento: examen de la literatura

Ferro, Gustavo; Lentini, Emilio J.; Mercadier, Augusto C. - HAL - 2010

Este estudio se ocupa de relevar la literatura internacional sobre economías de escala en el sector de agua y saneamiento, reseñarla y extraer hilos conductores. En todo el mundo está en discusión cómo lograr un acceso más equitativo y una prestación más eficiente. Un tema vinculado con...

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