Competition in Water and Sanitation : The Role of Small-Scale Entrepreneurs
In water and sanitation there has always
been a belief that the sector has a high degree of natural
monopoly. But competition is widespread at the low-income
end of the retail level in developing countries. There are
no inherent monopoly characteristics in, for example,
reselling water by bucket. This Note explores the diversity
of small scale entrepreneurs and their role in meeting
unserved niches of the water and sanitation market. Indeed,
small enterprises often account for a larger share of the
market than incumbent utilities and they are well placed to
complement and even compete with trunk concessions and
public companies in tailoring service to the poor. So in
designing concessions or any long term rules for the sector,
governments should take account of existing or potential
small providers.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Solo, Tova Maria |
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
1998-12
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| Subjects: | AQUEDUCTS,
BULK WATER,
BULK WATER SUPPLY,
ECONOMIES OF SCALE,
GROUNDWATER,
HOUSEHOLDS,
INCOME,
INCOME DISTRIBUTION,
INVESTMENT COSTS,
MUNICIPAL WATER,
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY,
OPERATING,
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY,
PIPELINES,
POOR WATER QUALITY,
PRIVATE OPERATORS,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PUBLIC COMPANIES,
PUBLIC UTILITY,
PUBLIC WATER,
SANITATION SERVICES,
SANITATION UTILITY,
SEWERAGE SYSTEM,
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS,
SMALL ENTERPRISES,
SMALL-SCALE PRIVATE COMPANIES,
STATE WATER COMPANY,
URBAN WATER,
UTILITIES,
UTILITY,
UTILITY MODEL,
WATER COMPANIES,
WATER PROVIDERS,
WATER RATES,
WATER SECTOR,
WATER SECTOR REFORM,
WATER SERVICES,
WATER SUPPLIERS,
WATER SUPPLY,
WATER SUPPLY SERVICE,
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS,
WATER UTILITIES,
WELLS WATER,
SANITATION,
NATURAL MONOPOLIES,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES,
MARKET COMPETITION,
STANDPIPES,
WATER VENDORS,
CONCESSIONS,
SECTORAL REFORMS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/12/441570/competition-water-sanitation-role-small-scale-entrepreneurs
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11510
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