Bare knuckle and better technics: Trajectories of access to safe water in history and in the global south

Journal of International Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-98

  Crow, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; History; Industrial revolution; Post colonial utilities; Safe water; Sanitation; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SANITATION; SERVICE PROVISION; UTILITY SECTOR; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33846545457     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1350     Document Type: Article

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