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“Do not fix the pipes — fix the institutions that fix the pipes”. This quotation was used in the introduction to illustrate the focus on water institutional reforms by international development agencies. This focus is a consequence of the new ‘paradigm’ of water governance, which evolved around 2000. It reflects the insight that water is not only a natural and economic resource that can be managed technically. It is also a social good with various societal, cultural, and symbolic functions and meanings. As such, water is embedded in a setting of interdependent and sometimes conflicting governance structures at multiple levels and in different societal spheres.
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(2009). Conclusion. In: The Politics of Water Institutional Reform in Neopatrimonial States. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91377-3_9
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