Distribution Issues in Water Projects: An Application of Sen’s Entitlements Approach

P. B. Anand

Chapter 13 in Development Planning and Poverty Reduction, 2003, pp 200-217 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Governments and donors have been spending substantial resources on water supply and sanitation. However, a significant majority of the poor in the developing world continue to lack access to safe water and sanitation. This chapter explores how Amartya Sen’s entitlements approach could be extended to analyse distribution issues concerning water supply and sanitation. Entitlements reflect the underlying social and political matrix of a given society and the distribution of property rights, access and a host of institutional rigidities. An application of the entitlements approach is demonstrated with the case of Chennai, India. From this case study, it appears that the poor will not benefit from water supply investments unless the entitlements governing their access to water supply are significantly improved.

Keywords: Water Supply; Lorenz Curve; Distribution Issue; Water Project; Development Assistance Committee (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403943743_13

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