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1 Humphreys, E.; van der Kerk, A.; Fonseca, C. 2018. Public finance for water infrastructure development and its practical challenges for small towns. Water Policy, 20(S1):100-111. (Special issue: Water Services in Small Towns - Experiences from the Global South) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2018.007]
Water resources development ; Public finance ; Water supply ; Infrastructure ; Urban areas ; Towns ; Sustainable Development Goals ; State intervention ; Accountability ; Income ; Tariffs ; Taxes ; Loans ; Capital market ; Population density ; Equity
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048720)
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The small and fluctuating population, the economic characteristics and administrative capacity of small towns not only pose infrastructural challenges for providing services, but also limit the possibilities for generating local revenues for financing water infrastructure development and maintenance. This limited ability to generate local resources for water infrastructure is exacerbated by the way in which scarce public funds are allocated. A first concern is linked to an urban bias that characterizes allocation of funds by central governments. A second concerns the prioritization of other sectors by allocation decisions of local governments. These local governments often prioritize other sectors such as education, health and agriculture for the use of scarce local public resources. What this discussion highlights is that existing models used for financing water infrastructure development do not seem very applicable to the realities of small towns. Additional research and models are necessary to allow for solutions that are better tailored to these realities.
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