The Politics of Affordable Water in America

• In Event: Factors Affecting Public Goods Provision in Local Government

Brief Overview

Local governments provide most drinking water and sewer utilities in the US, so the affordability of these services is intensely political. We explore the politics of water and sewer affordability using an original, representative dataset.

Authors

• Manny Teodoro, Texas A&M University

• David Switzer, University of Missouri