Effects of Rural Sanitation on Infant Mortality and Human Capital: Evidence from India's Total Sanitation Campaign Spears, D. (2012)
Open defecation without a toilet or latrine is among the leading global threats to health, especially in India. Although it is well-known that modern sewage infrastructure improves health, it is unknown whether a sanitation program feasible for a low capacity, poor country government could be e ffective.This paper contributes the fi rst causally identifi ed estimates of e ffects of rural sanitation on health and human capital accumulation.
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Spears, D. (2012). Effects of Rural Sanitation on Infant Mortality and Human Capital: Evidence from India's Total Sanitation Campaign Princeton University, USA
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