The structure of water vending markets in Kathmandu, Nepal
The structure of water vending markets in Kathmandu, Nepal
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尼泊尔加德满都售水市场的结构
作者：
A. Raina;Jane Zhao;Xun Wu;L. Kunwar;D. Whittington
迄今为止，对发展中国家非正规水销售市场结构的实证研究有限。通过2014年在加德满都进行的实地调查，包括对不同类型的水供应商的调查、家庭访谈和对关键信息提供者的深入访谈，我们提供了多种类型的水供应商的活动的详细描述，并检查了油罐车供应商和水源供应商的盈利能力。我们发现，几个独特的市场运作沿着供应链之间的水源和最终用户。我们的结论是，水供应商从事的不同的自动售货活动的详细了解是必不可少的公共部门的政策干预，旨在提高非正规水市场的性能设计。
To date, there has been limited empirical research on the structure of informal water vending markets in developing countries. From fieldwork conducted in Kathmandu in 2014, including a survey of different types of water vendors, household interviews, and in-depth interviews with key informants, we provide a detailed description of the activities of multiple types of water vendors and examine the profitability of tanker truck vendors and water source vendors. We find that several distinctive markets operate along the supply chain between source water and end users. We conclude that a detailed understanding of the different vending activities in which water vendors engage is essential to the design of public sector policy interventions aimed at improving performance in informal water markets.