Transforming Rural Water Governance : The Road from Resource Management to Political Activism in Nicaragua /

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"In Transforming Rural Water Governance, Sarah T. Romano explains the bottom-up development and political impact of community-based water and sanitation committees (CAPS) in Nicaragua. Romano traces the evolution of CAPS from rural resource management associations into a national political forc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romano, Sarah T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Water-supply, Rural.
Water resources development > Citizen participation.
Natural resources > Management.
Community organization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Eau > Approvisionnement rural > Nicaragua.
Organisation communautaire > Nicaragua.
Ressources naturelles > Nicaragua > Gestion.
Water-supply, Rural > Nicaragua.
Water resources development > Nicaragua > Citizen participation.
Community organization > Nicaragua.
Natural resources > Nicaragua > Management.
Nicaragua.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From Resource Management to Political Activism
  • 1. Rural Water Service from Dictatorship to Democracy
  • 2. "Organic Empowerment" as a Grassroots Source of Legitimacy and Authority
  • 3. The Role of Allies in Bridging Divides
  • 4. Shaping Politics through Discourse
  • 5. Assessing Water Policies in Practice
  • Conclusion: Confronting and Creating Change from the Grassroots

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