Household preferences and governance of water services : a hedonic analysis from rural Guatemala

Abstract: This report finds that rural households in Guatemala value municipal water services but are indifferent between not having piped water and being connected to a private system. The estimated value of community-managed services is negative, suggesting they have an aversion to them.

Author(s): Vásquez, William F.

Source(s): , IFPRI discussion paper; 1152 vi, 16 p., ill., tabs IFPRI discussion paper 1152

Published: 2011 International food policy research institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC [etc.] (English

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Link: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp01152.pdf

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