Agua, salud y análisis costo/beneficio social

Ferro, Gustavo and Logares, Candelaria and Roitman, Mauricio (2009): Agua, salud y análisis costo/beneficio social.

Abstract

In this paper, it is shown the relationship between coverage in water and sanitation, and hydric disease’s incidence. There are synthesized the situations of the more affected regions and there are presented the Millennium Development Goals on the subject. Briefly, there are summarized the social cost/benefit analysis applicable to public projects, and it is studied the particular case of its application to the Millennium Development Goals in water and sanitation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Water, health and social cost/benefit analysis
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: water; health; Millennium Development Goals
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L9 - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities > L95 - Gas Utilities ; Pipelines ; Water Utilities; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy ; Regulation ; Public Health

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