Abstract |
The report is a synthesis of ideas on guidelines and criteria developed from team surveys of community water supply programs in twelve developing countries, four of them in Asia and eigth in Latin America. The purpose was to examine AID operations in this field and identify those factors contributing to the development of successful projects as well as those hindering such development. Chapters are devoted to policies, laws and institutions, program planning, capital financing, manpower and training, technical standards, project development, contracts and construction, operation and maintenance, water utility management and developing public support. (Author) |