Decentralisation and Supply Efficiency: The case of Rural Water Supply in Central India
Decentralisation and Supply Efficiency: The case of Rural Water Supply in Central India
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权力下放和供水效率：印度中部农村供水案例
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2003
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A. N. Asthana
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作者：
A. N. Asthana
在发展中国家，要求分散提供公共服务的呼声越来越高。此外，国际机构向发展中国家提供的下放权力的政策建议正在转化为压力。然而，权力下放的好处并不像财政联邦主义的标准理论预测的那样明显。这篇文章考察了印度中部饮用水供应分散的影响。从费用和资产利用率两个方面比较了州政府和地方政府控制的水务设施的效率。结果发现，分散供水的效率较低。分析了造成这一反直觉结果的可能原因。
Demand for decentralisation of provision of public services is gaining ground in developing countries. Also, the policy advice to decentralise given by international agencies to the developing countries is turning into pressure. However, the benefits of decentralisation are not as obvious as the standard theory of fiscal federalism predicts. This article examines the effect of decentralisation of provision of drinking water in central India. The efficiency of water utilities under the control of the state government and those under the local governments is compared in terms of expense and asset utilisation. It is found that the decentralised provision of water supply is less efficient. The possible reasons for this counter intuitive result are analysed.