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Getting out of the shit : toilets and the daily failure of governance in Ghana

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The politics of sanitationIn a chapter on the politics of public sanitation between 1920‑1940 in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, Gewald (2000 : 125‑144) tries to find an explanation for the fact that "after years of consistent protest and demand on the part of location residents, there was no improvement in public sanitation facilities". The author leads us through a series of graphic quotes from official reports, letters and newspaper clippings about the horrible state of sanitation in the tow...

Source: Bulletin de l’APAD

DOI: 10.4000/apad.150

Authors: Sjaak van der Geest, Nelson Obirih‑Opareh

Institution: University of Amsterdam

Language: French

Topic: Water Governance and Infrastructure

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1519859925

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Cites: 13

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10