Governance and Water Progress for the Rural Poor

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ID12430749
AuthorsJami Nelson-Núñez (0000-0002-2001-6494, corresponding author), Elise Pizzi (0000-0002-4217-4303)
Year2018
Volume24
Issue4
Pages575-593
Publication date2018-12-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobal Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720
PublisherLynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1163/19426720-02404006
OpenAlexW2937832356
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited14

While the world succeeded in meeting the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people without access to improved water sources, many were left behind. As the new Sustainable Development Goals aim to reach universal access by 2030, this article assesses the shortcomings of the MDG s and identifies factors that explain progress for the hardest to reach: the rural poor. The article draws on newly available data on water access by wealth quintiles and finds that rural governance quality is more important for extending water access to the rural poor than to the rich. Government capacity to design and implement policy is particularly important. This article extends the research on inequities in global development progress and the distributive effects of governance quality in development outcomes

Business · Corporate governance · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Millennium Development Goals · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Universal design · Engineering · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Public Administration · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water resources management and optimization

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