This paper examines the problems of providing water to the poor in the context of privatized urban water supplies. Hurdles are considered and comments made on contract features and regulatory practice that can make a concession design more "pro-poor".
| Title | Serving the poor : how can partnerships increase access and improve efficiency? |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | World Bank -Washington, DC, US |
| Pagination | vi, 78 p. : fig., photogr., tab. |
| Date Published | 1999-04-08 |
| Publisher | World Bank, Water and Sanitation Division |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | argentina buenos aires, bolivia la paz el alto, brazil, case studies, ecuador guayaquil, low-income communities, partnerships, private sector, projects, regulatory authorities, safe water supply, sanitation, sdipol, south africa durban, south africa natal / kwazulu, urban areas, water authorities |
| Abstract | This paper examines the problems of providing water to the poor in the context of privatized urban water supplies. Hurdles are considered and comments made on contract features and regulatory practice that can make a concession design more "pro-poor". Also discussed is how partnerships between regulators, local government, civil society and utility companies can make progress. The case studies presented draw on the experiences of the "Business Partners for Development - Water Cluster", a year-old initiative launched by private water companies, NGOs and the World Bank to test innovative methods for providing water supply and sanitation services to the urban poor. Case studies cover Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and South Africa. |
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