Private sector participation in municipal solid waste management : sustainability dynamics and policy correction

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Muncipal solid waste Management in India: The road to Privatization p.2, 1.1 Introduction p.2, 1.2
Private sector participation in municipal solid waste management p.2,1.3 Contextual setting: India
p.4,1.4 Amritsar: Case study impressions p.5,1.5 Study aim p.11,1.6 Key research questions p.2,
p.14,1.7 Justification of the study p.14,1.8 Methodological framework of research p.18,1.9 Conclusion
p.19, 2. Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Conjectural Discourse p.24, 2.1 Introduction p.24, 2.2
Theoretical discourse methodology p.25,2.3 Municipal solid waste: Exploring the heap p.28,2.4
Private sector participation: A municipal solid waste perspective p.41, 2.5 Private sector participation
in MSW management: Review p.50,2.6 Determining the lens of sustainability, assessment criteria
and indicators p.62,2.7 Criteria and indicators in the private sector participation literature p.67,2.8
Private sector participation in MSW management: Assessment of criteria and indicator choices p.70,
2.9 Sustainability assessment framework for case study evaluation p.73, 2.10 Neo-institutionalism
and evaluation of inter-organisational relationships p.74, 2.11 Sustainability assessment framework
p.78, 2.12 Conclusion p.80, 3. Sustainability Assessment Framework for Evaluation of Privatization
1.9 Conclusion p.94,3.1 Introduction p.94, 3.2 Revisiting the key research question p.95, 3.3
Sustainability assessment framework for the study p.96, 3.4 Of ontological and epistemological
premises: Detangling the paradigm web p.100,3.5 Research design p.103,3.6 Reliability and validity
p.106, 3.7 Case study protocol p.108, 3.8 Methods employed for data collection p.109, 3.9 Sampling
methods p.115, 3.10 Data analysis p.118, 3.11 Research ethics p.121, 3.12 Conclusion p.122, 4
Amritsar: A Waste Trajectory and Chronicle of Privatisation p.128, 4.1 Introduction p.128, 4.2
Amritsar: A Spatial-Demographic brief p.129, 4.3 The waste trail p.131, 4.4 MSW characteristics and
composition p.133, 4.5 MSW management operations p.137, 4.6 Community perceptions of MSW
management p.145, 4.7 An account of waste litigations p.147, 4.8 Romancing privatisation; on shaky
grounds? p.149, 4.9 Inferences and conclusions p.156, 5. Sustainability Assessment of the Social
Dimension p.160, 5.1 Introduction p.160, 5.2 A brief review of social sustainability benchmarks p.161,
5.3 Informal waste management operations in the city p.164, 5.4 Local government policy towards
informal waste sector integration p.169, 5.5 Impacts of privatisation on the informal sector p.171, 5.6
Impact on AMC sanitary workers p.174, 5.7 Impact on sanitation workers of the private waste
handling company p.181, 5.8 Equitable access to service p.186,5.9 Community participation in MSW
post-privatisation p.187, 5.10 Inferences and conclusions p.189, 6. Sustainability Assessment of the
Economic Dimension p.196, 6.1 Introduction p.196, 6.2 A brief review of economic sustainability
benchmarks p.197, 6.3 Economic efficiency p.205, 6.4 Labour productivity p.212, 6.5 Vehicle
productivity p.217, 6.6 Inferences and conclusions p.225, 7. Sustainability Assessment of the
Environmental Dimension p.233, 7.1 Introduction p.233, 7.2 A brief review of environmentally
sustainable MSW practices p.234, 7.3 Waste generation p.240, 7.4 Waste storage and segregation
p.242, 7.5 Waste collection and transportation p.247, 7.6 Waste treatment p.253, 7.7 Waste disposal
p.256, 7.8 Environmental and occupational risk p.260,7.9 Inferences and conclusions p.264, 8.
Sustainability Assessment of the Institutional Dimension p.270, 8.1 Introduction p.270, 8.2
Institutional sustainability dynamics p.271, 8.3 Pre-requisites framework p.277, 8.4 Key contract
specifications p.285, 8.5 Inter-organisational relationships p.300, 8.6 Inferences and conclusions

p.305, 9. Pragmatic Reflections p.314, 9.1 Introduction p.314, 9.2 An analytical summary of findings
p.316, 9.3 Contribution of the study p.322, 9.4 Critical reflections p.325, 9.5 Propositions for future
studies p.326, 9.6 Recommendations for progression towards MSW sustainability p.329, Appendices
p.342, Appendix I: Supplementary Figures and Tables p.342, Appendix II: Interview Protocols and
Survey Instruments p.360, List of Abbreviations p.399, Index p.402.