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Popular participation, equity, and co-production of water and sanitation services in Caracas, Venezuela
This article argues that the technical water committees in Venezuela are an example of co-production of public service delivery between state and citizen. In practical terms, the committees help to reduce information asymmetries between service providers and citizen-users and improve accountability. Unlike depoliticized notions of co-production that have been celebrated in the mainstream development literature, however, this experiment in urban planning promotes participation as empowerment, because the committees are part of a wider political agenda, engage citizens in a broader process of social change, promote rethinking of the concept of citizenship, and have thus far avoided elite capture.
Popular participation, equity, and co-production of water and sanitation services in Caracas, Venezuela
This article argues that the technical water committees in Venezuela are an example of co-production of public service delivery between state and citizen. In practical terms, the committees help to reduce information asymmetries between service providers and citizen-users and improve accountability. Unlike depoliticized notions of co-production that have been celebrated in the mainstream development literature, however, this experiment in urban planning promotes participation as empowerment, because the committees are part of a wider political agenda, engage citizens in a broader process of social change, promote rethinking of the concept of citizenship, and have thus far avoided elite capture.
Popular participation, equity, and co-production of water and sanitation services in Caracas, Venezuela
McMillan, Rebecca (author) / Spronk, Susan (author) / Caswell, Calais (author)
Water International ; 39 ; 201-215
2014-02-23
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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