OECD Regional Development Working Papers

ISSN :
2073-7009 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/20737009
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Working papers from the Regional Development Policy Division of the OECD cover a full range of topics including regional statistics and analysis, urban governance and economics, rural governance and economics, and multi-level governance. Depending on the programme of work, the papers can cover specific topics such as regional innovation and networks, the determinants of regional growth or fiscal consolidation at the sub-national level.
 

Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

A Multi-Level Approach You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Aziza Akhmouch1
Author Affiliations
  • 1: OECD, France

Publication Date
28 Mar 2012
Bibliographic information
No:
2012/04
Pages
150
DOI
10.1787/5k9crzqk3ttj-en

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The water debate in relation to poverty alleviation has one dimension that is often sidelined: its relationship with public governance. This report attempts to shed some light on the governance of water policy in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. It argues that public governance of water in most LAC countries is fragmented, as it is in the OECD area as well, and that greater efforts to co-ordinate water with other policy areas are crucial to maximise the impact on poverty reduction. It emphasises the need to design water policies in a more integrated manner and implement effective water governance tools and mechanisms that are context-specific, flexible and beneficial to the poor.
JEL Classification:
  • H41: Public Economics / Publicly Provided Goods / Public Goods
  • H79: Public Economics / State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations / Other
  • R58: Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics / Regional Government Analysis / Regional Development Planning and Policy