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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816160803321

Titolo

Approaches to private participation in water services : : a toolkit / / [The World Bank, PPIAF/Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank, , [2006]

copyright 2006

ISBN

1-280-30526-6

9786610305261

0-8213-6112-0

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 313 pages : illustrations, map ; ; 24 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Disciplina

363.6/1/091724

Soggetti

Water-supply - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Water-supply - Government policy - Developing countries

Sanitation - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Sanitation - Government policy - Developing countries

Public-private sector cooperation - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; More information; Overview; 1 Considering private participation; Figures; Tables; Checklists; 2 Planning the process of introducing private participation; Boxes; 3 Involving stakeholders in the design of the arrangement; 4 Setting upstream policy; 5 Setting service standards, tariffs, subsidies, and financial arrangements; 6 Allocating responsibilities and risks; 7 Developing institutions to manage the relationship; 8 Designing legal instruments for the arrangement; 9 Selecting an operator; Appendix A: Examples

Appendix B: The policy simulation modelGlossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Approaches to Private Participation in Water Services is an informative toolkit that provides options for the design of policies to facilitate the delivery of good quality water and sanitation services to the poor. It highlights the need for tariffs, investment, stakeholder consultation,



and regulatory policies to address the affordability and sustainability of those services. Targeted to an audience that includes government advisors as well as consultants, lawyers, and donors, the toolkit builds on previous global experience in private participation in water and sanitation supply. Developing