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