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- Title
The Burden of Care: Water, Health and Gender in the Dolphin Coast Concession.
- Authors
Hemson, David
- Abstract
The article focuses on the Dolphin Coast Concession, one of the most prominent public private partnerships in South Africa which involves one of the foremost water multinationals and a local authority. This concession is examined in relation to the changing policy framework for municipal services. The impact of concessions in bringing an improvement in the lives of working people is discussed. This article also talks about their effect on the domestic sphere on waterborne diseases and on home-based care for AIDS victims.
- Subjects
SOUTH Africa; PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; CONCESSIONS (Administrative law); WATER; GENDER; MUNICIPAL services; WATERBORNE infection; INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; AIDS patients; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Urban Forum, 2007, Vol 18, Issue 3, p211
- ISSN
1015-3802
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s12132-007-9013-6