Dieses Papier konzentriert sich besonders auf die vertikale Integration zwischen der Wassereinlassreinigung und den Stufen der Wasserverteilung. Um die Wirtschaftssysteme der vertikalen Integration nachzuforschen, schätzte ich die translog Kostenfunktion in der japanischen...

Water and sanitation utilities in Africa operate in a high-cost environment. They also have a mandate to at least partially recover their costs of operations and maintenance (O&M). As a result, water tariffs are higher than in other regions of the world. The increasing block tariff (IBT) is the...

Standpipes that dispense water from utilities are the most common alternatives to piped water connections for poor customers in the cities of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fifty-five percent of the unconnected urban population relies on standpipes as their first water source. Other informal water...

Governments and developing agencies promote participatory approaches in solving common pool resource problems, such as in the water sector. Two main participatory approaches have been applied separately, namely negotiation and mediation. In this paper the authors apply the Role-Playing Game that...