Private Sector Participation-based Roadmap for Reforms in Water and Sanitation

Political interference and low tariff policies have led to inefficiency and chronic financial weakness of public utilities. The inability of water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities to maintain and extend services has led typically to situations where in fact subsidized services are denied to the poor who have to rely on more costly and lower quality alternatives. A well-performing utility is a necessary condition for enhancing the economic efficiency of cities and for accelerating the provision of services to low-income areas. However, water utilities in Africa have limited prospects for improving their performance unless they undergo structural reform. Service delivery is not keeping pace with demand, especially for the fast growing number of low-income households living in informal settlements.

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Main Author: Kriss, Paul
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2002-12
Subjects:WATER & SANITATION PROGRAM, TARIFF POLICIES, PUBLIC UTILITIES, WATER SUPPLY, LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, STRUCTURAL REFORM, URBAN AREAS, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, FINANCING, DONOR PARTICIPATION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS, MONITORING ASSET HOLDING COMPANY, CITIES, COMPLEX TASK, COST RECOVERY, DEBT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ENGINEERS, EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, HOUSEHOLDS, INCOME, INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, LEARNING, LEGISLATION, PERFORMANCE CONTRACT, POLITICAL WILL, PRICE OF WATER, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUANTITY OF WATER, REFORM PROGRAMS, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS, WATER UTILITIES,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/3049350/private-sector-participation-based-roadmap-reforms-water-sanitation
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9747
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