Drinking water sector in Ghana : drivers for performance /
Nyarko, Kwabena Biritwum,1971-
"This book examines the drivers for improved performance of the drinking water sector in Ghana by focusing on the role of the national macro-environment, water supply related organisation and institutions and the water service providers (urban and small towns). The book is based on document review, interviews with key informants in the water sector and a number of surveys. The surveys were customer perception surveys of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) services, subjective performance description of GWCL functioning from the perspective of GWCL staff, small towns' financial sustainability, water pricing for different water service providers and water supply services to the urban poor."--Jacket.
"Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the Board of Graduate Studies of the Institute of Social Studies and the Academic Board of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in development studies to be defended in public on Thursday, 26 July 2007 at 15:30 hrs in Delft, The Netherlands."

Includes bibliographical references.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Framework -- Ch. 3. The Water Supply Sector in Ghana -- Ch. 4. Methodology -- Ch. 5. Macro-Environment for Water Supply -- Ch. 6. The Task Environment -- Ch. 7. Ghana Water Company Limited -- Ch. 8. Small Towns Water Supply -- Ch. 9. Water Supply Pricing -- Ch. 10. Summary and Implications for the Theoretical Franework -- Ch. 11. Conclusion.
"This book examines the drivers for improved performance of the drinking water sector in Ghana by focusing on the role of the national macro-environment, water supply related organisation and institutions and the water service providers (urban and small towns). The book is based on document review, interviews with key informants in the water sector and a number of surveys. The surveys were customer perception surveys of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) services, subjective performance description of GWCL functioning from the perspective of GWCL staff, small towns' financial sustainability, water pricing for different water service providers and water supply services to the urban poor."--Jacket.
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