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oapen-20.500.12657-902592024-05-17T02:21:05Z Water and Politics Herrera, Veronica Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Mexico;Public utilities -- Mexico;Patron and client -- Mexico thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPP Public administration thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms::JPVH Human rights, civil rights thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPQ Central / national / federal government::JPQB Central / national / federal government policies Most of the world’s population lives in cities in developing countries, where access to basic public services, such as water, electricity, and health clinics, is either inadequate or sorely missing. Water and Politics shows how politicians benefit politically from manipulating public service provision for electoral gain. In many young democracies, politicians exchange water service for votes or political support, rewarding allies or punishing political enemies. Surprisingly, the political problem of water provision has become more pronounced, as water service represents a valuable political currency in resource-scarce environments. Water and Politics finds that middle-class and industrial elites play an important role in generating pressure for public service reforms. 2024-05-16T08:24:08Z 2024-05-16T08:24:08Z 2017 book 9780472130320 9780472037490 9780472122721 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90259 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9780472904341.pdf University of Michigan Press 10.3998/mpub.9210462 10.3998/mpub.9210462 e07ce9b5-7a46-4096-8f0c-bc1920e3d889 9780472130320 9780472037490 9780472122721 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 276 open access
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Most of the world’s population lives in cities in developing countries, where access to basic public services, such as water, electricity, and health clinics, is either inadequate or sorely missing. Water and Politics shows how politicians benefit politically from manipulating public service provision for electoral gain. In many young democracies, politicians exchange water service for votes or political support, rewarding allies or punishing political enemies. Surprisingly, the political problem of water provision has become more pronounced, as water service represents a valuable political currency in resource-scarce environments.
Water and Politics finds that middle-class and industrial elites play an important role in generating pressure for public service reforms.
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