Holdings: Getting the Private Sector Involved in Water : What to Do in the Poorest of Countries?

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Getting the Private Sector Involved in Water : What to Do in the Poorest of Countries?

Water has historically been hugely underpriced in most developing countries. Water systems are often poorly run. Regulatory frameworks are often lacking, incomplete, or internally inconsistent, and the relevant skills thinly spread. There is lit...

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Main Author:	Brook Cowen, Penelope J.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	POVERTY WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITS CONCESSIONS RISK CONTRACTS INFORMATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GOVERNMENT REGULATION PRICE POLICY MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS PREDICTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY COLLECTION SYSTEMS COST RECOVERY CUBIC METER INFORMATION PROBLEMS INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS MONOPOLY POWER PERFECT INFORMATION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICAL LEAKS PIPED WATER POTABLE WATER PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC WATER REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS SANITATION SERVICES SEWERAGE SERVICES TOWNS WATER COMPANY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/01/695042/getting-private-sector-involved-water-poorest-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11599

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/01/695042/getting-private-sector-involved-water-poorest-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11599