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IDS Bulletin Vol. 46 Nos. 3

Private Sector and Waste Management in Delhi: A Political Economy Perspective

Published on 19 May 2015

Due to their size and rapid growth, large cities in developing countries are increasingly challenged by burgeoning waste generation.

Waste management, however, has traditionally provided employment opportunities to the many urban poor in the informal sector. These traditional models, working largely in parallel with state-led interventions, are under pressure because they fail to address the waste management crisis. This failure, coupled with the lack of capacities of local governments, has paved the way for formal private sector participation. The authors examine the case of Delhi where a complex interplay of competing approaches have accompanied efforts of urban bodies, civil society and the private sector (informal and formal) at finding a sustainable working solution. The analysis of the complex relationship within the private sector players, and between private and public actors, provides novel insights into potential contribution of public-private partnerships for effective waste management in developing countries.

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This article comes from the IDS Bulletin 46.3 (2015) Private Sector and Waste Management in Delhi: A Political Economy Perspective

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Chaturvedi, A., Arora, R. and Saluja, M., S. (2015) Private Sector and Waste Management in Delhi: A Political Economy Perspective. IDS Bulletin 46(3): 7-16

Authors

Ashish Chaturvedi

Honorary Associate

Rachna Arora

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published by
Institute of Development Studies
journal
IDS Bulletin, volume 46, issue 3
doi
10.1111/1759-5436.12140

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