Over 75 percent of the urban poor get water directly from a range of private but small and independent providers (vendors, water truckers and network providers). This ten-country study from Africa looks at how the small-scale provider sector responds to market niches and meets the needs of both the poor and other unserviced communities. It addresses how services are provided and funded, the nature of relationships between small-scale providers, local authorities, and larger-scale water providers, and policy issues for improving service delivery.
Bibliography: Water and Sanitation Program and World Bank Institute. World Bank, Washington, D.C., April 2000.
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