Disparities in access to clean water and sanitation: Institutional causes

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 155-176

  Whitford, Andrew B ^a   Smith, Helen ^b   Mandawat, Anant ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Disparities; Drinking water; Poverty; Regulation; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950266157     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.019     Document Type: Article

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