Popular participation, equity, and co-production of water and sanitation services in Caracas, Venezuela

Rebecca McMillan, Susan Spronk and Calais Caswell

Water International, 2014, vol. 39, issue 2, 201-215

Abstract: This article argues that the technical water committees in Venezuela are an example of co-production of public service delivery between state and citizen. In practical terms, the committees help to reduce information asymmetries between service providers and citizen-users and improve accountability. Unlike depoliticized notions of co-production that have been celebrated in the mainstream development literature, however, this experiment in urban planning promotes participation as empowerment, because the committees are part of a wider political agenda, engage citizens in a broader process of social change, promote rethinking of the concept of citizenship, and have thus far avoided elite capture.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2014.886844

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