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Download or read book Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : N. Prasad
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230582885
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply written by N. Prasad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates that, when reforming the water sector, policymakers should arrange social policies that mitigate the negative impact of reforms. It presents a detailed analysis of the current issues, and uses country studies to show how social policies are vital in ensuring affordable access to water supply.
Author : Luke Haggarty
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Thirst for Reform? written by Luke Haggarty and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1990s Mexico City's Federal District (the D.F.) initiated a series of service contracts with four operators in the private sector, each to be implemented in three stages over ten years. The idea was to introduce competitive pressures and to find out if a "gradualist" aaproach would reduce social and political opposition to private sector involvement and would allow the government to address pricing problems and strengthen regulatory arrangements.
Author : Maria Ana Zuluaga
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (913 download)
Download or read book Thirst for Reform? Private Sector Participation in Providing Mexico City's Water Supply written by Maria Ana Zuluaga and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: August 2001 In the early 1990s Mexico City's Federal District (the D.F.) initiated a series of service contracts with four operators in the private sector--each to be implemented in three stages over ten years. The idea was to introduce competitive pressures and to find out if a "gradualist" approach would reduce social and political opposition to private sector involvement and would allow the government to address pricing problems and strengthen regulatory arrangements. The case in Mexico City offered an opportunity to observe the advantages and disadvantages of gradualist reform. Unfortunately Haggarty, Brook, and Zuluaga find that the long-term nature of an incremental approach does not match well with the generally shorter-term horizons of elected politicians. Difficult decisions in implementation are left to later years, which pushes potentially unpopular actions onto the shoulders of future administrations, while allowing the current government to claim credit for instituting reform. The reform planned--and implemented--was not designed to tackle the city's most serious water problems, including overconsumption and waste. And reform did little to change residential consumers' incentives to conserve water. Overexploitation of the aquifer has been a problem since at least the 1930s. Mexico City is built on a series of drained lakebeds, and the land is soft and prone to settling, or subsiding, as the aquifer is depleted. Several areas of the city center have sunk by over two meters in the past decade alone. And by virtue of its location and elevation, the city's alternative water sources are expensive. The need for change is stark, but the power to undertake reform to tackle broad problems of resource management in the city and surrounding areas lies outside the jurisdiction of the D.F. with the federal government. Such external funding of major supply projects weakens the incentives for conservation. Reform reduced the increasing rate of overexploitation of the aquifer, but partly by simply failing to meet demand. Reform to provide more equitable and sustainable water delivery must focus on improving the efficiency of operations, on substantially reforming the way water resources are priced and allocated, and on the design, management, and pricing of wastewater services. Federal subsidies for new production must be reduced, prices for system operators and consumers must rise, and more must be invested in the treatment and storage of wastewater--all of which requires strong political leadership. This paper--a product of Regulation and Competition Policy, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to analyze institutional issues in regulated infrastructure. The study was funded by the Bank's Research Support Budget under the research project "Institutions, Politics, and Contracts: Private Sector Participation in Urban Water Supply" (RPO 681-87). The authors may be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected].
Author : Michael J. Rouse
Publisher : IWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780404506
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Institutional Governance and Regulation of Water Services written by Michael J. Rouse and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional Governance and Regulation of Water Services aims to provide the key elements of policy, governance and regulation necessary for sustainable water and sanitation services. On policy matters, it covers important aspects including separation of policy and delivery, integrated planning, sustainable cost recovery, provisions for the poor, and transparency. Regulation and Regulatory Bodies are presented in their various forms, with discussion of why some form of independent scrutiny is essential for sustainability. The focus is on what works and what does not, based on consideration of basic principles and on case studies in both developing and developed countries. The early chapters discuss the key elements, with later chapters considering how these elements have come together in successful reforms of public sector operations. A chapter is devoted to the successful use of the private sector based on lessons learnt from ‘failures’ of private contracts and the need for the application of sound procurement principles. The current trend is for a public sector model which benefits from business approaches, the so-called corporatised public utility. Experience since the publication of the first edition in 2007 reinforces the importance of the key elements for sustainable water services. This second edition brings the material up to date and with some increased emphasis on public participation in its many forms. It refers to the opportunity for progress provided by the UN Declaration of Water and Sanitation as a Human Right, but only if it is implemented in a practical and sustainable way. Institutional Governance and Regulation of Water Services is aimed at providing an informative source for national and local governments responsible for water policy, for water utility managers, and for students who will be the policy makers of tomorrow. It is a teaching aid for courses on water policy, governance and regulation. About the Author: Michael Rouse is a Distinguished Research Associate at the University of Oxford and manages the Institutional Governance and Regulation module of the University’s MSc Course on Water Science, Policy and Management. He was formerly Head of the Drinking Water Inspectorate in London and has extensive knowledge and experience of water governance and regulation, including all aspects of audit and enforcement, and the governance issues related to both public sector management and privatisation. He has wide knowledge of water technical and operational matters, based on his applied research and development background at the Water Research Centre, where he spent 9 years as Managing Director. Michael has a good understanding of international water matters and advises governments on policy and regulation. He is a Past President of the International Water Association. He is a visiting professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing and at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science. In 2000 he was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) for his professional services.
Author : A. Nickson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1403990123
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Tapping the Market written by A. Nickson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-08-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The growing public private partnership for urban water supply is analyzed, focussing on the concession contract model. The implications for meeting the water needs of the urban poor, for the regulatory role of the state and for state capacity building are also discussed.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Water Supply written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This five-volume set presents the findings of the ADB regional technical assistance study which developed sector-specific best practices for promoting private sector participation in key infrastructure sectors in ADB's DMCs. The best practices cover the role of government, institutional reform, strategic planning, legal and regulatory frameworks, unbundling and competition, contractual arrangements, sources of financing, and allocation of risk. Each volume is divided into two parts..
Author : Asanga Gunawansa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781006423
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Water Governance written by Asanga Gunawansa and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÔEnsuring that everybody has access to drinking water, sanitation and enough nutritious food, which depends on water to grow it, are prerequisites for a healthy life. Water management is not just about the technical aspects of water supply and sanitation. It is equally about our water governance systems, including policies, regulation and societal perception of water rights. This book presents many helpful examples of how different societies are dealing with these issues and of the performance of public and private sector players in this important arena.Õ Ð Colin Chartres, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka ÔI congratulate the Institute of Water Policy, the two editors and the contributors for a very thoughtful book on urban water governance. Our objective is to deliver sustainable water and sanitation services to our people. This book contains useful lessons on how to achieve that objective.Õ Ð Tommy Koh, Chairman, Governing Council, Asia-Pacific Water Forum This insightful book explores urban water governance challenges in different parts of the world and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of publicly run, privatized, and publicÐprivate partnership managed water facilities. The contributors expertly discuss various types of public and private water governance architectures as well as identifying the trends, challenges, opportunities and the shifts in perceptions with regard to the provision of water supply services. Many chapters are dedicated to analyzing the urban water supply scenarios in selected countries, with specific focus on legal, policy and institutional frameworks. The study reveals that while private sector participation has been largely promoted by multilateral institutions as part of institutional and financial reforms, ultimately governments bear the major responsibility for provision of water supply services either as Ôservice providerÕ or as Ôregulator and policy-makerÕ. Containing a detailed overview and analysis of the global urban water supply sector, this timely compendium will strongly appeal to academics, researchers and university students following water-related courses. Water sector professionals, water regulators and public officers as well as managers and researchers employed by private sector water operators will also find plenty of invaluable information in this important book.
Author : Jeremy Allouche
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203302486
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Water Privatisation written by Jeremy Allouche and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-10-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Setting the scene with a thorough introduction to water resource issues, Water Privatisation critically examines the new role played by Trans-National Corporations in managing and distributing water worldwide.Written from an organisational and institutional perspective, the authors propose new structures of water management at local, national and i
Author : George Clarke
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Welfare Effects of Private Sector Participation in Guinea's Urban Water Supply written by George Clarke and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private sector participation in Guinea's urban water sector has benefited consumers, the government, and, to a lesser extent, the new foreign owners. Performance will improve further when the government starts paying its own water bill on time and when the legislature authorizes the collection of unpaid bills from private consumers.
Author : Naren Prasad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Social Policies and Water Sector Reform written by Naren Prasad and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing coverage and maintaining infrastructure are two of the biggest challenges confronting the water supply sector in both industrialized and developing countries. The last two decades have witnessed reform in this sector that has resulted in increased private sector participation (PSP), and it is now time to investigate whether such reform has managed to increase access without creating additional burdens, especially on the poor. A research project carried out by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Social Policy, Regulation and Private Sector Involvement in Water Supply, has demonstrated the shortcomings of concession-type contracts and how regulation in developing countries is faced with major challenges. Based on this research, the present paper demonstrates that, in such circumstances, regulation should be complemented by social policies when reforming the water sector. This paper draws lessons from seven country studies: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Great Britain, France, Hungary and Malaysia. All of these country studies show the shortcomings of PSP and how social policies are crucial in addressing the issues of access and affordability. The choice of social policies varies from country to country. In France and Great Britain, heavy public investment was used to ensure universal access to piped water. In these countries, even with high regulatory capacity, social policies in the water sector have been crucial. For example, in France, they consist mainly of ex-post assistance to those who cannot afford to pay their water bills, operating a fund for rural water supply and prohibition of disconnection. Social policies in Great Britain include income support based on property values, subsidies, a ban on disconnections, various forms of social security support and social assistance in paying water bills. In addition, there exists an effective and independent economic regulatory body. In the case of Colombia, a subsidy helps provide the poor with access to affordable water. In addition, investment commitments prescribed to the private sector have been useful in increasing coverage. Similarly, in Brazil, the desire to make water supply universal led to heavy investment in the 1970s, and effective social policies (cross-subsidies) helped to increase coverage among the poor. However, the current impasse on whether the state or municipality has the right to grant concessions to the private sector is jeopardizing further progress. The government in Hungary provides subsidies to regions that have high production costs. In addition, industrial users cross-subsidize domestic consumption, and income transfers by central or local authorities shoulder some of the households' burden of water expenditures. Tariffs are kept low (a "hidden" social policy) and no disconnection is allowed in the case of non-payment of bills. The private sector has increased efficiency in the system, but investment is financed by the state. In Malaysia, the social policies that are in place comprise state financing of water supply in rural areas, cross-subsidy (industrial users to domestic) and a lifeline block tariff. In addition, the private sector is contractually obliged to increase coverage in urban and rural areas. In Burkina Faso, although the efficiency of the network has substantially improved with commercialization through PSP, there is growing pressure to dismantle social policies.
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821340035
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Toolkits for Private Participation in Water and Sanitation written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of urban dwellers, especially the poor, lack adequate access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Improving services significantly will, in most cases, require more efficient operation of water utilities and investments in rehabilitating and extending supply systems. Many central and local governments are turning to the private sector to help address these needs, but steps must be taken to ensure that the private sector arrangements fit local circumstances, that the regulatory environment is suitable, and that the reforms respond to the concerns of those affected. This set of handsomely designed toolkits, three volumes in all, have been prepared to transmit the experience gained elsewhere and the lessons this experience offers on what can make or break the process of private sector involvement. The toolkits are meant to support, not substitute for, independent advice from experienced professional firms. Toolkit 1, Selecting an Option for Private Sector Participation , sets out the issues that a government must work through (legal and regulatory arrangements, tariffs and subsidies, political support) to identify which kind of private sector arrangement best meets the specific needs and circumstances. Toolkit 2, Designing and Implementing an Option for Private Sector Participation , focuses on how governments move from identifying their preferred option to implementing it. Toolkit 3, What a Private Sector Participation Arrangement Should Cover , concentrates on the issues and risks that governments must address in the resulting contractual arrangement. Each set of toolkits is accompanied by an introductory brochure that answers questions policymakers at the local and national levels alike may ask themselves when considering whether and how to involve the private sector in the provision of water and sanitation services.
Author : Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317652711
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book The Private Sector and Water Pricing in Efficient Urban Water Management written by Cecilia Tortajada and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on participation of the public and private sectors in urban water management and on the role of water pricing. It discusses in-depth topics such as public choices of urban water service management; dynamics of privatization and regulation of water services; adoption of water demand instruments; impacts of price and non-price policies on residential water demand; quality of water services; lessons from not-for-profit public-private partnerships; and critical examinations of models and projections of demands in water utility resource planning in England and Wales. Appropriateness of water prices and tariffs in achieving socially desirable outcomes is also analyzed and a global survey of urban water tariffs is approached with a focus on sustainability, efficiency and fairness. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Management.
Author : Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Publisher : IWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1843392712
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (433 download)
Download or read book Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure written by Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of OECD Water Policy and Finance Set - Buy all four reports and save over 30% on buying separately! Many countries have sought the involvement of the private sector to upgrade and develop their water and sanitation infrastructure and improve the efficiency of water systems. However, high capital intensity, large initial outlays, long pay-back periods, immobility of assets and low rates of return generate high risks. These factors, when combined with poor initial information and weak investment environment, limit the scale of private sector participation in water and sanitation infrastructure. Recognising this, the OECD has developed practical guidance, building on the OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure, to help governments and other stakeholders to assess and manage the implications of involving private actors in the financing, development and management of water and sanitation infrastructure. The resulting OECD Checklist for Public Action provides a coherent catalogue of policy directions for consideration by governments, including appropriate allocation of roles, risks and responsibilities, framework conditions and contractual arrangements necessary to make the best of private sector participation and harness more effectively the capacities of all stakeholders. This title is co-published with the OECD See also: Public and Private Participation in the Water and Wastewater Sector - Developing Sustainable Legal Mechanisms, Cledan Mandri-Perrott, 2009; Public Private Partnerships in the Water Sector, Innovation and Financial Sustainability, Cledan Mandri-Perrott and David Stiggers, 2012
Author : Richard Franceys
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136558896
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor written by Richard Franceys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This excellent book makes a major contribution to the literature on regulation in a pro-poor direction for urban water supply. It is extremely relevant for policy-makers striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goal for halving the share of world's population without access to clean and affordable water.' Andrew Nickson, University of Birmingham, UK The aim of this book is to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. There is a particular focus upon the impact this may have on the poorest, the informal, slum and shanty dwellers of the rapidly growing cities. Economic regulation, usually introduced in the context of private operation of monopoly water supply, can deliver objectivity and transparency in the price-setting process for public as well as private providers. The book describes and analyses these issues through a consideration of ten country case studies. As a starting point, the current situation for the provision of water and sanitation services for the poorest through non-regulated public providers in India and Uganda is reviewed. Comparative chapters are then presented on Ghana, Philippines, Bolivia, Jordan, Zambia and Indonesia, all with varying degrees of private sector involvement and regulation. Finally the experiences of two richer countries are considered - Chile and England, countries with the longest experience of economic regulation and the 'most privatized' suppliers. In all cases there is a focus on the very necessary role of customer involvement in price-setting and service monitoring and on the role of alternative (private) service providers.
Author : Asit K. Biswas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134196466
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Water Pricing and Public-Private Partnership written by Asit K. Biswas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no question that water pricing and public-private partnership can improve water management practices in the future. However, this concept is neither the cure-all many proponents argue, nor the disaster its opponents forecast. Providing a comprehensive and objective assessment of what does and does not work, where, why and under what circumstances, this informative collection assesses the social, economic, equity and institutional implications. This cohesive set of carefully selected essays, the result of The Third World Centre for Water Management and the Inter-American Development Bank's decision to objectively and critically assess the experiences in these areas, transcends the current dogmatic debate on these complex issues. Providing an in-depth analysis and assessment of the main issues and constraints of water pricing, private sector participation and their affect on water supply, the collection draws on illustrative case studies from Argentina, Brazil, the USA and Western European countries amongst others. This is a special issue of the Journal of Water Resource Development.
