URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/bandeau-haut/documents-de-travail/Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 2010.74 - ISSN : 1955-611XCaste rules prohibit the sharing of water between castes as a contact made by an untouchable with water ritually taints the source. Despite untouchability practices being outlawed by the Constitution of India, they are still vigorous and violently enforced. This is what is investigated in this article. The aim is to evidence a relationship between the number of acts of violence against untouchables and the way water is distributed. Our results show that, the more individual the source, the less scope there is for potential ritual pollution and hence,...
This article argues that inequality in access to water and sanitation is largely caused and legitimi...
60% of the world’s open defecation happens in India, and 70% of households in rural India defecate i...
The thesis presents a study on the inequities in drinking water access and its consequent impact on ...
URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/bandeau-haut/documents-...
Caste rules prohibit the sharing of water between castes as a contact made by an untouchable with wa...
This study contributes to a burgeoning literature on the role of social norms in prevent-ing some gr...
This paper contributes to a burgeoning literature on the role of social norms in preventing some gro...
Inequity is deeply embedded in the supply of drinking water in Delhi, India. Using the concept of in...
“Natural” water scarcity is often touted by international banks and trade organizations as a justifi...
This paper examines the relevance of caste heterogeneity on tap water access in rural India. Using c...
Poor access to municipal water in Ahmedabad’s Muslim areas has been tied to the difficulties of impl...
To date, the tools used to assessthe status of untouchability have been divided by discipline—human ...
This essay argues that access to water, and the right to water in India is subject to legal pluralis...
This paper presents empirical findings regarding the relationship between decentralisation of provis...
Contemporary socio-economic transformations in South Asia are creating increasingly serious water pr...
This article argues that inequality in access to water and sanitation is largely caused and legitimi...
60% of the world’s open defecation happens in India, and 70% of households in rural India defecate i...
The thesis presents a study on the inequities in drinking water access and its consequent impact on ...
URL des Documents de travail : http://centredeconomiesorbonne.univ-paris1.fr/bandeau-haut/documents-...
Caste rules prohibit the sharing of water between castes as a contact made by an untouchable with wa...
This study contributes to a burgeoning literature on the role of social norms in prevent-ing some gr...
This paper contributes to a burgeoning literature on the role of social norms in preventing some gro...
Inequity is deeply embedded in the supply of drinking water in Delhi, India. Using the concept of in...
“Natural” water scarcity is often touted by international banks and trade organizations as a justifi...
This paper examines the relevance of caste heterogeneity on tap water access in rural India. Using c...
Poor access to municipal water in Ahmedabad’s Muslim areas has been tied to the difficulties of impl...
To date, the tools used to assessthe status of untouchability have been divided by discipline—human ...
This essay argues that access to water, and the right to water in India is subject to legal pluralis...
This paper presents empirical findings regarding the relationship between decentralisation of provis...
Contemporary socio-economic transformations in South Asia are creating increasingly serious water pr...
This article argues that inequality in access to water and sanitation is largely caused and legitimi...
60% of the world’s open defecation happens in India, and 70% of households in rural India defecate i...
The thesis presents a study on the inequities in drinking water access and its consequent impact on ...