Women and willingness to pay : assessing a community water supply management paradigm, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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1996
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University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CA
Abstract
This thesis is an investigation of the hypothesis that community management
leads to sustainable water supply systems, where women are the key to achieving
such sustainability, including increased willingness to pay (WTP). This
hypothesis is tested by comparing performance indicators (i.e. effective use,
sustainability, and replicability) of the PEGESUS evaluation framework, the role
of women, and WTP of two distinct community-based (rural) management
systems to an institutionalized (urban) system in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Research methodology employed a mix of participatory rural appraisal
techniques, household surveys, and key informant interviews. Evaluation results
revealed the community managed systems to be potentially stronger in meeting
user needs. A relatively low urban WTP paled in comparison to the rural WTP's,
where management style imbued an eclectic blend of religious and cultural law.
Women by far represented a relatively untapped potential in both rural and urban
study areas. Their participation did not in itself determine sustainability.
Research findings allude to factors such as strong leadership, community
organization and viable external linkages as requisites for sustainability. Further
inclusion of women would complement and increase the fidelity of management
given their roles as primary water users. Application of the community
management approach as a vehicle for sustainable water supply systems is
constrained by the enabling environment, the degree of government openness for
community-based decision-making, and the overall complexity of the decision-making
process.
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WATER SUPPLY, WATER MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, INDONESIA, WATER QUALITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, COST ANALYSIS, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, SURVEYS