Water for poor women : quest for an alternative paradigm / Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Governance paradigms and the capabilities of marginalized women -- State-led water governance and marginalized women's capabilities : a perspective from Dhaka -- Public-private participation (PPP) water governance and marginalized women's capabilities : the experience of metropolitan Manila -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Index.

"Ahmed examines the state-led and Public Private Participation (PPP) governance systems located in two developing metropolises : Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Manila, the Philippines. This crucial investigation reveals that poor women have very limited ability to access water under the state-led governance system in Dhaka but comparatively more ability to access water resources under the PPP governance in Manila. However, women are excluded from the decision-making process under both types of governance systems. Water for poor women proposes an alternative system for ensuring women's participation in the governance processes to promote more equitable distribution of urban water"--Cover.