TY - JOUR
T1 - System reliability and water service decentralization: Investigating household preferences in Nicaragua
AU - Vasquez-Mazariegos, William F.
AU - Franceschi, Dina
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Concern continues to grow over unreliable water access at the household level in many developing countries. A contingent valuation survey was designed to elicit willingness-to-pay for safe and reliable drinking water in León, Nicaragua. In addition, split-sample treatments were used to investigate preferences for two forms of service governance: the current, centralized water supplier and a decentralized service implemented at the municipal level. Results show that households are willing to pay a substantial increase in their water bills for reliable water supply. Findings also indicate that households hold greater confidence in the current, centralized provider rather than a localized service based on several characteristics such as overall service, awareness of water issues, interest in solving water problems, capacity, accountability, and potential investment.
AB - Concern continues to grow over unreliable water access at the household level in many developing countries. A contingent valuation survey was designed to elicit willingness-to-pay for safe and reliable drinking water in León, Nicaragua. In addition, split-sample treatments were used to investigate preferences for two forms of service governance: the current, centralized water supplier and a decentralized service implemented at the municipal level. Results show that households are willing to pay a substantial increase in their water bills for reliable water supply. Findings also indicate that households hold greater confidence in the current, centralized provider rather than a localized service based on several characteristics such as overall service, awareness of water issues, interest in solving water problems, capacity, accountability, and potential investment.
UR - https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/economics-facultypubs/22
UR - https://libraryapps.fairfield.edu/openurl?sid=google&auinit=WF&aulast=V%C3%A1squez&atitle=System+reliability+and+water+service+decentralization:+Investigating+household+preferences+in+Nicaragua&id=doi:10.1007/s11269-013-0447-4&title=Water+resources+management&volume=27&issue=14&date=2013&spage=4913&issn=0920-4741&newUI=1clickoff
U2 - 10.1007/s11269-013-0447-4
DO - 10.1007/s11269-013-0447-4
M3 - Article
VL - 27
JO - Water resources management
JF - Water resources management
ER -