URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Jacqueline G. Coolidge, Richard C. Porter and Z. John Zhang

No 11894, Working Papers from Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Training Project

Abstract: As cities in the developing world grow, their poor residents are being deprived of services, especially water, sewer, and solid waste collection, that can only be purchased expensively in private markets. But the inadequate provision of urban environmental services is not inevitable. A lack of will in this respect is partly due to an ambivalent attitude toward city growth and a widespread feeling that rural-urban migration is excessive. Provision of optimal urban environmental services is also expensive. While the budget problems are exacerbated by foolish pricing policies and cost inefficiencies, it may not be feasible for developing countries to provide all urban residents with optimal service levels. There are many ways to provide basic services to poor residents.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11894

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