India Failing to Control Open Defecation Blunts Nation’s Growth

Bloomberg by Jason Gale | Mar. 8, 2009 (Special Report)

Illness, lost productivity and other consequences of fouled water and inadequate sewage treatment trimmed 1.4-7.2 percent from the gross domestic product of Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam in 2005, according to a study last year by the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 8, 2009

The story takes a very earthy grounded subject and effectively portrays its effects across a whole nation. A bit long and and unusual story, but informative if you have not spent serious time in the third world, or second world, or fourth.

For girls, the crisis is especially acute: Many drop out of school once they reach puberty because of inadequate lavatories, depriving the country of a generation of ... More »

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