Decentralization Processes and the Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation Sector

Decentralization constitutes the exercise of democracy in a State that is historically centralized. The Constitution of year 2008 defines territorial designs that contribute to an organized transfer of capacities in order to achieve territorial equity and a harmonizeddevelopment of all locales, stressing on quality of public services; with special consideration for providing clean drinking water and sanitation due to its importance for addressing a structural problem of national economy which is chronic malnutrition in children. The objective of this article is to identify the management models in Quito and Guayaquil, and how the actions of this capacity under a delegated management has favorably affected the reported indicators from the water management entity, especially those associated to coverage levels and constant service providing.

• Auteur principal: Arroyo Arévalo, Marcelita (author)
• Autres auteurs: Ramón García, Juan (author)
• Format: article
• Langue: spa
• Publié: 2022
• Sujets: autonomía; gobierno autónomo descentralizado; descentralización; competencias; servicios; autonomy; decentralization; autonomous decentralized government; competencies; services; autonomia; descentralização; governo autônomo descentralizado; competências; serviços
• Accès en ligne: https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/eg/article/view/3450