“Governance restricts”: A contextual assessment of the wastewater treatment policy in the Guadalupe River Basin, Mexico

Cesar Casiano Flores, Gül Özerol and Hans Bressers

Utilities Policy, 2017, vol. 47, issue C, 29-40

Abstract: Lack of wastewater treatment is among the main water problems worldwide. The implementation of wastewater treatment policies faces varying challenges given the many different contexts. Therefore, context-sensitive approaches are required from a governance perspective. This paper aims to improve the understanding of the role of contextual factors in water and wastewater governance drawing on empirical evidence from Latin America, with a focus on the Guadalupe River Basin in Mexico. The findings indicate that the governance context restricts the implementation of wastewater treatment policy. Thus, future reforms should consider the top-down nature of the policy implementation process.

Keywords: Water governance context; Wastewater governance; Governance assessment; Mexico; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2017.06.006

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