Paul Hutchings|Mei Yee Chan|Lucie Cuadrado|Fatine Ezbakhe|Baptiste Mesa|Chiaki Tamekawa|Richard Franceys
A systematic review of success factors in the community management of rural water supplies over the past 30 years
Cranfield University|Cranfield University|Cranfield University|Cranfield University|Cranfield University|Cranfield University|Cranfield University
community management accepted management model rural water supplies many low middleincome countries however endemic problems sustainability scalability model leading many conclude reached limits approach reliant voluntarism informality accepting criticism recognising many cases success reported past 30 years study systematically reviews analyses development pattern 174 successful community management case studies synthesis confirms premise community management sustained scale community institutions need plus includes longterm external support majority high performing cases involving financial support technical advice managerial advice internal community characteristics also found influential terms success including collective initiative strong leadership institutional transparency metaanalysis success different regions paper also indicates important finding direct relationship success prevailing socioeconomic wealth society holds implications policy programme design need consider broad structural conditions may dictate relative success different forms community management