Community Management of Rural Water Supply: Case Studies of Success from India [Hardcover]

The supply of reliable and safe water is a key challenge for developing countries, particularly India. Community management has long been the declared model for rural water supply and is recognised to be critical for its implementation and success. Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from across India, this book outlines future rural water supply approaches for all lower-income countries as they start to follow India on the economic growth (and subsequent service levels) transition. 

The case studies cover state-level wealth varying from US$2,600 to US$10,000 GDP per person and a mix of gravity flow, single village and multi-village groundwater and surface water schemes. The research reported covers 17 states and surveys of 2,400 households. Together, they provide a spread of cases directly relevant to policy-makers in lower-income economies planning to upgrade the quality and sustainability of rural water supply to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the context of economic growth.

Part 1: Community Management: Background, Review and Challenges  1. Research Purpose and Background  2. Community Management and Community Management Plus: The Background  3. A Systematic Review of Success Factors in the Community Management of Rural Water Supplies over the Past Thirty Years  4. Revisiting the History, Concepts and Typologies of Community Management for Rural Drinking Water Supply in India  5. Case Study Research Methodology  Part 2: Community Management Case Studies of Success from India  6. Community Management in the Neo-patrimonial, Low-income States  7. Community Management in the Social-democratic, Middle-income States  8. Community Management in the Developmental, High-Income Stl³!