sanitation
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Sanitation and property tax compliance: Analysing the social contract in Brazil
A household’s access to the urban sanitation network can have a significant impact on whether it pays its taxes
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Sanitation investments, water pollution and health: Lessons from India
Sanitation investments in India led to large increases in water pollution, which offset the intended health benefits of increased latrine construction
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Increasing the adoption of safe sanitation infrastructure: Evidence from India
Labeled microcredit loans increase the take-up of safe toilets, but take-up and conversion are influenced by intra-household gender differences in perceptions and bargaining power
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Encouraging demand for sanitation in Indonesia
Poverty, low social capital and low government administrative capacity hinder sanitation improvements, even when the health benefits are clear.
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Sustaining behavioural change: Evidence from rural Pakistan
Where community interventions lead to behaviour change, continued interactions are needed to help people maintain healthy behaviours
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The impact of privatising the management of a sanitation utility: Evidence from Senegal
Privatising sludge treatment centres improves sanitation outcomes and reduces desludging prices without concentrating market power
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Urban water disinfection and mortality decline: Evidence from Mexico
Ageing pipe systems and the absence of complementary sanitation investments compromise the health benefits of water disinfection
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Incentivising quality of public infrastructure excludes users and worsens public health
A study of community toilets in India shows importance of fully subsidising basic services and of measures to prevent overcrowding and degradation
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Pipe dreams: Enforcing payment for water and sanitation services in Kenya
How can policymakers solve the problem of non-payment of utility bills while still maintaining access to water and sanitation services?