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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818865103321

Autore

Mandri-Perrott X. Cledan

Titolo

Public private partnerships in the water sector : innovation and financial sustainability / / X. Clendan Mandri-Perrott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-78040-105-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

StiggersDavid

Disciplina

363.610681

Soggetti

Public-private sector cooperation

Water utilities

Water-supply - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""About the Authors""; ""Acronyms & Abbreviations""; ""List of Boxes""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Public Private Partnerships � Solutions to Meet Infrastructure Investment and Management Improvement Needs""; ""The infrastructure challenge""; ""Public private partnerships � a possible solution""; ""Risks, asset responsibility and types of PPP structures""; ""1.2 Characteristics of Urban and Peri-Urban Water and Wastewater Services""; ""The current state of play in the water sector""

""New trends in PPP designs""""Wastewater service issues""; ""1.3 Can PPPs be an Effective Solution for the Challenges of the Water and Wastewater Sector?""; ""Key questions""; ""Achieving value for money in PPP arrangements""; ""1.4 Outline of the Book""; ""PART 1 � Background to the sector and PPP""; ""PART 2 � Main factors influencing effective development and operation of PPP schemes""; ""PART 3 � Developing sustainable PPP arrangements""; ""Summary conclusions and recommendations""; ""Endnotes""; ""Part I: Background to the Sector & PPP""

""Chapter 2: Sector issues in the water & waste water service""""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Strategic Planning, Policy Considerations & the Country Context""; ""Level of decentralization""; ""Managing water



resources""; ""Integrated water resources management""; ""2.3 Social Aspects""; ""Small private operators""; ""Ensuring access for all""; ""The customer approach""; ""2.4 Summary and Conclusions""; ""Chapter 3: Incorporating private sector participation""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Literature Review and Considerations for PPP in the Provision of Water and Wastewater Services""

""Frameworks conducive to PPP in the water and wastewater sector""""3.3 Overview of Possible PPP Contract Structures""; ""PPPs and the European Union""; ""Specific PPP forms in the water sector""; ""Service contracts""; ""Management contracts""; ""Lease contracts""; ""Concession contracts""; ""BOOT contracts""; ""Joint ownership""; ""Outright sale/divestiture""; ""3.4 Key Requirements for a Successful PPP""; ""Achieving value for money""; ""Contingent liabilities""; ""Budgetary implications""; ""3.5 Partnerships between Public and Private Institutions""

""3.6 Managing the Stages of Development and Implementation of PPPS""""Developing PPP policy""; ""Designing the details of the arrangement""; ""Selecting the private service operator""; ""Managing the arrangements""; ""3.7 Summary and Conclusions""; ""Endnotes""; ""Chapter 4: Balance of costs and service standards""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Setting Service Standards and Linking to Costs""; ""4.3 Financial Sustainability, Setting Tariffs and Subsidy Requirements""; ""4.4 Setting Tariffs for Achieving Economic, Efficiency and Equity Objectives""; ""4.5 Performance Indicators""

""4.6 Summary and Conclusions""

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of Public Private Partnerships in the Water Sector: Innovation and Financial Sustainability is to determine, and make recommendations on, means of optimizing the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in development of infrastructure whilst ensuring the sustainable long term provision of water and waste water services.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965253803321

Autore

Greenberg Theodore S

Titolo

Politically exposed persons : : preventive measures for the banking sector / / Theodore S. Greenberg ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010

ISBN

9786612657467

9781282657465

1282657461

9780821383339

0821383337

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 103 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

Stolen asset recovery (StAR) initiative

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenbergTheodore S

Disciplina

364.16/8

Soggetti

Money laundering - Prevention

Financial institutions - Corrupt practices

Political corruption

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction and general observations -- pt. 2. Implementation of international standards on PEPs by banks and regulatory authorities -- pt. 3. Role of regulatory authorities and the financial intelligence unit -- pt. 4. National cooperation, training, and resources.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, the revelations of grand corruption and the scale of the plunder of state assets has led to greater scrutiny of financial relationships with politically exposed persons (PEPs) and potential money laundering risks associated with these customers. PEPs-individuals who are or have been entrusted with prominent public functions, their family members, and close associates-represent a greater risk because of the possibility that such individuals may abuse their position and influence to accept and extort bribes and misappropriate state assets. Implementation of an effective PEPs reg