Expanding economic perspectives for sustainability in urban water and sanitation

Abeysuriya, K; Mitchell, C; Willetts, J

Expanding economic perspectives for sustainability in urban water and sanitation

Abeysuriya, K Mitchell, C

Willetts, J

Permalink

Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Development, 2008, 51 (1), pp. 23 - 29
Issue Date:: 2008-03-01

Open Access

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Open Access

This item is open access.

Adobe PDF

Download full textAdobe PDF (52.49 kB)

View on publisher's site

View statistics

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Abeysuriya, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mitchell, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9842-540X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Willetts, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-9642	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Development, 2008, 51 (1), pp. 23 - 29	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1011-6370	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17352
dc.description.abstract	The economic principles and tools that are commonly applied to recover costs for urban water and sanitation arise from the dominant perspective of neo-classical economics, with its emphasis on 'full cost pricing' based on the 'user pays' principle. Kumudini Abeysuriya, Cynthia Mitchell and Juliet Willetts examine two other qualitatively different economic perspectives to demonstrate how they lead to different approaches: ecological economics takes a more holistic approach explicitly committed to sustainability, while Buddhist economics brings ethics to the fore and opens the possibility for cooperation between the various actors in creating solutions to benefit individuals, society and the environment. We propose a set of interconnected guiding principles based on an expanded economic perspective that integrates all three perspectives, to enable water and sanitation services for developing countries to align with sustainability.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Development	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1057/palgrave.development.1100442	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Developmental Biology	en_US
dc.title	Expanding economic perspectives for sustainability in urban water and sanitation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	51	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
utslib.for	14 Economics	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	51	en_US

Abstract:

The economic principles and tools that are commonly applied to recover costs for urban water and sanitation arise from the dominant perspective of neo-classical economics, with its emphasis on 'full cost pricing' based on the 'user pays' principle. Kumudini Abeysuriya, Cynthia Mitchell and Juliet Willetts examine two other qualitatively different economic perspectives to demonstrate how they lead to different approaches: ecological economics takes a more holistic approach explicitly committed to sustainability, while Buddhist economics brings ethics to the fore and opens the possibility for cooperation between the various actors in creating solutions to benefit individuals, society and the environment. We propose a set of interconnected guiding principles based on an expanded economic perspective that integrates all three perspectives, to enable water and sanitation services for developing countries to align with sustainability.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17352