Why is Access to Basic Services Not Inclusive? A Synthesis with a Special Focus on Developing Asia

Publication | May 2009
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Despite increased supply of basic services in developing Asia and beyond, evidence show that the poor failed to gain sufficiently from such increases. 

This paper synthesizes the factors that could contribute to the failure of basic service delivery to the poor. It also highlights successful projects and good practices from developing Asian countries which may help promote inclusiveness in providing basic social services in developing countries. While both demand and supply factors are discussed, special attention is given to noneconomic factors including institutional deficiencies, the lack of information or awareness, and the multiplicity of basic services.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Unequal Access to Basic Services: A Brief Account of the Current State
  • Barriers to Service Delivery and Cases of Successful Interventions
  • Summary and Concluding Remarks

Additional Details

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Subjects
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Health
  • Poverty
  • Water
SKU
  • WPS090376
ISSN
  • 2071-9450 (Print)

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