2011
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.087
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Civil society: a revived mantra in the development discourse

Abstract: There is an assumption that the inclusion of civil society in governance processes promotes democratic performance and contributes to 'good governance', in the sense of pluralism, accountability and transparency. This paper refers to the governance process of the water utility in Accra involving the private sector, and examines the validity of the assumed roles regarding the inclusion of civil society in the governance process. For the purposes of this study, civil society is defined as 'non-state and non-mark… Show more

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“…Five papers focused upon regulatory reforms in individual countries: Mapedza and Geheb (2010) reviewed water sector reforms in Zimbabwe, Movik (2011) in South Africa, Tankha and Fuller (2010) in India and Brazil, Luzi (2010) in Egypt and Pearson and Collins (2010) in Australia. In 2011, three papers related to privatisation issues (Asthana 2011;Pezon 2011;Suleiman 2011) and one on regulatory reform (Sanz, Schouten et al 2011). Five papers examine water policy governance and reform in a specific national context (Barua and van Ast 2011;Carrozza 2011;Gopakumar 2011;Schwartz 2011;Steinman, Nicholas et al 2011), while a paper by Huitema et al (2011) look policy transmission globally and the role played by policy entrepreneurs.…”
Section: Institutional or Regulatory Reformmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Five papers focused upon regulatory reforms in individual countries: Mapedza and Geheb (2010) reviewed water sector reforms in Zimbabwe, Movik (2011) in South Africa, Tankha and Fuller (2010) in India and Brazil, Luzi (2010) in Egypt and Pearson and Collins (2010) in Australia. In 2011, three papers related to privatisation issues (Asthana 2011;Pezon 2011;Suleiman 2011) and one on regulatory reform (Sanz, Schouten et al 2011). Five papers examine water policy governance and reform in a specific national context (Barua and van Ast 2011;Carrozza 2011;Gopakumar 2011;Schwartz 2011;Steinman, Nicholas et al 2011), while a paper by Huitema et al (2011) look policy transmission globally and the role played by policy entrepreneurs.…”
Section: Institutional or Regulatory Reformmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies have addressed the nature and direction of these more recent reforms and their associated governance and democratic aspects (see for example Yeboah, 2006;Whitfield, 2006;Suleiman, 2011, Hirvi 2012. Bohman (2012) and McCaskey (2009) make efforts to historicize contemporary policy debates in Ghana by examining discussions on urban water management during the colonial era.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Water sector reforms in Ghana have attracted some previous scholarly interest due to the debates and controversies generated by the PSP reform in Ghana’s urban water sector. Previous studies have addressed the nature and direction of these more recent reforms and their associated governance and democratic aspects (see, e.g., Hirvi, 2012; Suleiman, 2011; Whitfield, 2006; Yeboah, 2006). Bohman (2012) and McCaskey (2009) make efforts to historicize contemporary policy debates in Ghana by examining discussions on urban water management during the colonial era.…”
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confidence: 99%