Configurational analysis of access to basic infrastructure services: evidence from Turkish provinces

Andrews, Rhys ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819 and Beynon, Malcolm James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-270X 2019. Configurational analysis of access to basic infrastructure services: evidence from Turkish provinces. European Journal of Development Research 31 (5) , pp. 1341-1370. 10.1057/s41287-019-00213-7

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Abstract

In many developing countries, access to basic infrastructure services, such as sewerage and waste disposal, varies considerably across different areas. In this study, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis identifies configurations of economic and political conditions (population density, population size, income and political participation) associated with good and poor access to sewerage and waste disposal in Turkish provinces. The findings suggest that there is a core configuration of conditions associated with good access to both types of infrastructure service—high income and high political participation. A single core configuration is associated with poor access to both types of service—low population density, small population size and low political participation. Other configurations are observed relating specifically to good and poor access to sewerage and waste disposal services, respectively. We theorise the different pathways that we identify, emphasising that economic measures to support development may offer the best prospect of improving infrastructure access.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
ISSN:	0957-8811
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 February 2019
Date of Acceptance:	22 February 2019
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 10:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/119791

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