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Transforming rural water governance : the road from resource management to political activism in Nicaragua / Sarah T. Romano.

Romano, Sarah T., (author.).

Summary:

"In Transforming Rural Water Governance, Sarah T. Romano explains the bottom-up development and political impact of community-based water and sanitation committees (CAPS) in Nicaragua. Romano traces the evolution of CAPS from rural resource management associations into a national political force through grassroots organizing and strategic alliances"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780816538072
  • ISBN: 0816538077
  • Physical Description: xxv, 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: From Resource Management to Political Activism -- 1. Rural Water Service from Dictatorship to Democracy -- 2. "Organic Empowerment" as a Grassroots Source of Legitimacy and Authority -- 3. The Role of Allies in Bridging Divides -- 4. Shaping Politics through Discourse -- 5. Assessing Water Policies in Practice -- Conclusion: Confronting and Creating Change from the Grassroots
Subject:
Water-supply, Rural > Nicaragua.
Water resources development > Nicaragua > Citizen participation.
Community organization > Nicaragua.
Natural resources > Nicaragua > Management.
Community organization.
Natural resources > Management.
Water resources development > Citizen participation.
Water-supply, Rural.
Nicaragua.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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