Poverty eradication by improving waste collection: an African case study
Résumé
The article analyzes data from a Contingent Valuation survey that we conduced in 2014
among 402 households in low-income settlements of Abidjan in order firstly, to identify the
determinants of stated demand for an informal waste collection service and secondly, to
evaluate the benefits of using this service on different impact variables linked to human
development. Indeed, households are exposed to negative externalities (odours, insects, health
risks, loss of quality of life) that could lead them wish to offset the loss of utility with an
individual investment in the informal service. The article contributes to the academic
literature and gives recommendations in terms of economic policy applied to the waste sector
in Africa. Firstly, our study identifies the determinants of stated demand for the informal
service and the ability of households to finance an improved service. Secondly, the article
evaluates the beneficial effects of using the informal service by the propensy score method.
We evaluate the impact of the use of the informal service on the monthly amount that
households are willing to pay for the improved service. We quantify the benefits in terms of
socioeconomic and human development.
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