Thirsty cities: social contracts and public goods provision in china and india
Auteur :
Ho, Selina
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108427821
Date de publication :
10 janv. 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
570 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The experiences of the two rising powers of Asia, China and India, in providing drinking water highlight an important puzzle - why do some countries provide more public goods than others? The book argues that public goods vary according to the social contract between a government and its people.