The politics of decentralisation and donor funding in South Africa's rural water sector

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 865-884

  Galvin, Mary ^a   Habib, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; POLITICAL PROCESS; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0942288979     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305707032000135860     Document Type: Article

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