Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities : A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries
by Marin, PhilippeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-09-15
Publisher(s): World Bank
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Summary
This study provides objective information and analysis on the performance of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) projects in urban water supply and sanitation in developing countries. it reviews the spread of urban water PPP projects during the past 15 years, and assesses whether and how they have helped to improve services and expand access For The populations concerned.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xii |
| About the Author | p. xv |
| Abbreviations | p. xvi |
| Overview | p. 1 |
| Growth of Water PPPs since 1990 | p. 2 |
| Performance of Water PPP Projects | p. 2 |
| Key Finging | p. 6 |
| Look Foreword | p. 8 |
| Toward a More Balanced Debate | p. 10 |
| Introduction | p. 13 |
| Evolution of Water PPPs in Developing Countries | p. 17 |
| The water sector in the 1990s | p. 18 |
| Private Financing of water Infrastructure | p. 19 |
| Evolution of Water PPP Market since 1990 | p. 20 |
| Early Termination and Expiration of PPP Projects | p. 26 |
| New Operators | p. 29 |
| Conclusions from Trend Analysis | p. 36 |
| Performance and Impact of Water PPP Projects | p. 39 |
| Evidence from the Literature | p. 40 |
| Access | p. 45 |
| Quality of Service | p. 68 |
| Operational Efficiency | p. 75 |
| Tariffs | p. 107 |
| Overall Performance of PPP Projects | p. 116 |
| Toward More Sustainable Water PPPs | p. 123 |
| Lessons for More Efficient and Sustainable Water PPPs | p. 123 |
| A New Generation of PPPs for Urban Water Utilities | p. 138 |
| Time to rebalance the Debate | p. 145 |
| Appendixes | |
| Water PPPs Whose Performance Was Reviewed under This Study | p. 149 |
| New Connections and Increased Access in 36 Large PPP Projects | p. 155 |
| Bibliography | p. 159 |
| Index | p. 177 |
| Boxes | |
| Putting in Place a Modern Regulatory Framework: The 1989 Water Privatization in England and Wales | p. 20 |
| New Private Water Operators from Developing Countries | p. 30 |
| Coverage Ratio: The Challenge of Estimating an Apparently Simple Indicator | p. 41 |
| Using Subsidized Water Connection Programs to Expand Access in Sub-Saharan Africa | p. 61 |
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