The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign ... more The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water) to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
Ethiopian journal of the social sciences and humanities, 2014
Recently “embracing informality” is a notion advocated in urban centres of developing nations not... more Recently “embracing informality” is a notion advocated in urban centres of developing nations not only due to its unavoidable nature but also its contribution in providing service access to the marginalized, creating job opportunity to the urban poor and reducing cost to financially deprived municipalities. Involving informal sector as municipal service provider indeed requires the perception of stakeholders who are directly working with them. This research tried to have insight about the attitudes and perceptions that regulators, service users and providers have on the informality. Internal and external factors influencing service providers were also considered. The research used both Primary and secondary data sources. One hundred sixty micro-enterprise units were included in the survey. These account for about 35% of the total micro-enterprises available in the city. Stratified random sampling was employed based on the number and type of micro-enterprises available in each kebele...
The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of
foreign ... more The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water) to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign ... more The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water) to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
Ethiopian journal of the social sciences and humanities, 2014
Recently “embracing informality” is a notion advocated in urban centres of developing nations not... more Recently “embracing informality” is a notion advocated in urban centres of developing nations not only due to its unavoidable nature but also its contribution in providing service access to the marginalized, creating job opportunity to the urban poor and reducing cost to financially deprived municipalities. Involving informal sector as municipal service provider indeed requires the perception of stakeholders who are directly working with them. This research tried to have insight about the attitudes and perceptions that regulators, service users and providers have on the informality. Internal and external factors influencing service providers were also considered. The research used both Primary and secondary data sources. One hundred sixty micro-enterprise units were included in the survey. These account for about 35% of the total micro-enterprises available in the city. Stratified random sampling was employed based on the number and type of micro-enterprises available in each kebele...
The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of
foreign ... more The discussion about privatization of urban services often focuses on the involvement of foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water) to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
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foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of
government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water)
to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis
Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?
foreign enterprises. This contribution deals with micro-privatization, the partial transfer of
government responsibility for solid waste collection (so important for the quality of water)
to micro-enterprises. What are some of the factors contributing to its results in Addis
Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia?