Dean Spears
Dean Spears
The paradox of poor sanitation in India
Posted on 28 Jan, 2016 09:17 PMDespite India's rapid economic growth in recent decades, open defecation rates continue to be very high. This presents a unique puzzle for scholars of development because other regions where people are poorer, literacy rates lower, and drinking water more scarce, are better off that India when it comes to open defecation.