Valuing water, valuing livelihoods: guidance on social cost-benefit analysis of drinking-water interventions, with special reference to small community water supplies.(Book review)

This publication presents the methodology and examples of conducting basic social cost-benefit appraisals of drinking water interventions in poor countries. The rationale for this volume stems from the reality that while economic evaluations are necessary to successfully compete for funding for drin...

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Published in:CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 2012, Vol.49 (12), p.2340
Main Author: Chaudhry, A.M
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Benefit cost analysis
Cameron, John
Drinking water
Nonfiction
Water supply
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Summary:This publication presents the methodology and examples of conducting basic social cost-benefit appraisals of drinking water interventions in poor countries. The rationale for this volume stems from the reality that while economic evaluations are necessary to successfully compete for funding for drinking water systems, simple comparisons of the costs of community water supply systems tend to grossly underestimate the wider social benefits these systems can provide, especially smallscale interventions.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975