a b s t r a c t
Across the developing world, rapid urbanization is creating new governance problems. This article investigates
the challenge of municipal waste management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We conducted a
survey of 450 respondents across all three municipalities of Dar es Salaam to analyze the relationship
between satisfaction with waste management services and preference for government leadership in the
sector. We find that people who are dissatisfied with their current waste management service are twice
as likely to prefer government leadership over alternatives, such as community organizations, than
people who are satisfied. The finding is consistent with the hypothesis that, since the government is
currently not active in waste management, citizens prefer more policy intervention if they consider their
current situation unacceptable. To our understanding, this is the first article to use survey data to analyze
the role of public opinion in waste management in a major city in a developing country
a b s t r a c tAcross the developing world, rapid urbanization is creating new governance problems. This article investigatesthe challenge of municipal waste management in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We conducted asurvey of 450 respondents across all three municipalities of Dar es Salaam to analyze the relationshipbetween satisfaction with waste management services and preference for government leadership in thesector. We find that people who are dissatisfied with their current waste management service are twiceas likely to prefer government leadership over alternatives, such as community organizations, thanpeople who are satisfied. The finding is consistent with the hypothesis that, since the government iscurrently not active in waste management, citizens prefer more policy intervention if they consider theircurrent situation unacceptable. To our understanding, this is the first article to use survey data to analyzethe role of public opinion in waste management in a major city in a developing country
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