Look Before You Leap
Lessons from Urban Water Sector Reforms in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Jebuntie Zaato (0009-0005-8476-8870, University of Ottawa) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 683-701 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909614541077 |
| OpenAlex | W2320214640 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
The article is primarily a case study of the use of a management contract for the reform of urban water in Ghana and addresses two main questions: (1) is contractualism suitable for the reform of urban water sector activities in developing countries; (2) under what conditions can contracting actually promote efficiency in the water sector? The findings point to answers for both questions. First, contractualism is a defective tool for reforming the politically sensitive water sector. Second, in order for contractualism to actually promote efficiency, certain fundamental conditions − context, agency task specificity and creative adaptation − must be adequately addressed
Agency (philosophy · Business · Context (archaeology · Contractualism · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Social science · Sociology · Water resources · Water sector · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Finance
The New Public Management in Action
The Politics of Reform in Ghana, 1982–1991
Reinventing Government
Why Most Developing Countries Should Not Try New Zealand's Reforms
Reversing privatization, rebalancing government reform
Defining contracts between the state and charitable organisations in national accounts
Cross Pressures of Accountability
Capam Symposium on Networked Government
The new public management is here to stay
Managing Markets for Public Service
Reforming Medicaid through Contracting
Similar Ends, Differing Means
Neoliberalism and Public Service Reform
The Politics of States Divestiture in Ghana
A Public Management for All Seasons
Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |