Evaluating strategies to reduce arsenic poisoning in south asia: A view from the social sciences Krupoff, M, Mobarak, Ahmed and van Geen, A 2020, Evaluating strategies to reduce arsenic poisoning in south asia: A view from the social sciences, Asian Development Review, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 21-44, doi: 10.1162/adev_a_00148. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Evaluating strategies to reduce arsenic poisoning in south asia: A view from the social sciences Author(s) Krupoff, M Mobarak, Ahmed orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-3438 van Geen, A Journal name Asian Development Review Volume number 37 Issue number 2 Start page 21 End page 44 Total pages 25 Publisher Asian Development Bank Place of publication Maila, Philipines Publication date 2020 ISSN 0116-1105 1996-7241 Keyword(s) aresenic health behavior water quality Summary The World Health Organization has labeled the problem of arsenic contamination of groundwater in South Asia as “the largest mass poisoning in human history.” Various technical solutions to the problem fall into one of two broad categories: (i) cleaning contaminated water before human consumption and (ii) encouraging people to switch to less contaminated water sources. In this paper, we review research on the behavioral, social, political, and economic factors that determine the field-level effectiveness of the suite of technical solutions and the complexities that arise when scaling such solutions to reach large numbers of people. We highlight the conceptual links between arsenic-mitigation policy interventions and other development projects in Bangladesh and elsewhere, as analyzed by development economists, that can shed light on the key social and behavioral mechanisms at play. We conclude by identifying the most promising policy interventions to counter the arsenic crisis in Bangladesh. We support a national well-testing program combined with interventions that address the key market failures (affordability, coordination failures, and elite and political capture of public funds) that currently prevent more deep-well construction in Bangladesh. Language eng DOI 10.1162/adev_a_00148 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1402 Applied Economics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30157716 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Open Access Collection Department of Economics Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to full text (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 11:35:31 EST Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 14:55:43 EST Mon, 25 Oct 2021, 15:08:47 EST Tue, 26 Oct 2021, 05:04:29 EST Wed, 27 Oct 2021, 15:31:51 EST Wed, 27 Oct 2021, 15:32:52 EST Wed, 27 Oct 2021, 15:43:24 EST Wed, 27 Oct 2021, 15:58:53 EST Mon, 17 Jan 2022, 13:39:40 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 21 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 25 Oct 2021, 15:08:47 EST