01235nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_166344 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 363.61 P962 Pro-poor subsidies for water connections in West Africa : A preliminary study executive summary Sylvie Debomy, Donald T. Lauria, Omar S. Hopkins Washington DC World Bank 2005 This paper examines how well the schemes in West Africa (Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire) for making social and ordinary connections are working. A social connection, aimed at the poor, is free, whereas an ordinary connection, aimed at wealthier households, must be paid for.The paper calls for a reexamination of existing subsidy schemes to clarify whether the focus is on (a) improved water supply for the poorest; or (b) a higher level of service for the "relatively poor", who own their houses; or (c) providing private connections to ensure the financial viability of water systems. Water supply,Cung cấp nước Đông Phi West Africa Tr Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ