Provision of basic services in slums: A review of the evidence on top‐down and bottom‐up approaches

This article synthesizes the evidence on the effectiveness of top‐down and bottom‐up approaches in providing basic services in slums in developing countries. The findings indicate that: (1) government‐led top‐down approaches focus predominantly on connectivity, but approaches led by community‐based...

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Published inDevelopment policy review Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 331 - 347
Main Authors Devkar, Ganesh, Thillai Rajan, A., Narayanan, Sriharini, Elayaraja, M. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2019
Subjects
Access
Community services
Developing countries
electricity
Ghettos
LDCs
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Organizational effectiveness
Participation
sanitation
Services
Slums
Social services delivery
systematic review
water
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Summary:This article synthesizes the evidence on the effectiveness of top‐down and bottom‐up approaches in providing basic services in slums in developing countries. The findings indicate that: (1) government‐led top‐down approaches focus predominantly on connectivity, but approaches led by community‐based organizations (CBOs) and non‐government organizations (NGOs) improve many additional dimensions of access; (2) legal recognition of slums improves access to services in both approaches; and (3) NGO and CBO involvement results in the right balance between the technical, social and financial resources required for effective service delivery.
ISSN:0950-6764
1467-7679
DOI:10.1111/dpr.12355