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The divergence between acceptability of municipal services and urbanization in developing countries: insights from Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

In most developing countries, the provision of municipal services and infrastructure invariably fails to match the pace and demands of urbanization. The outcome is often increased informality due to improper planning, official bureaucratic barriers, and perhaps, insufficient and shrinking public res...

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Main Authors:	M. Oteng-Ababio, Ian Smout, Ebenezer F. Amankwaa, James Esson
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified Water Sanitation Electricity Accra Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/25169
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