LEADER 05208nam 22006855 450 001 9910298485803321 005 20220606193854.0 010 $a3-319-16691-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-16691-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000414136 035 $a(EBL)2094652 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001501143 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11808244 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001501143 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11523419 035 $a(PQKB)10533512 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-16691-9 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2094652 035 $a(PPN)186026307 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000414136 100 $a20150511d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWater, politics and money $ea reality check on privatization /$fby Manuel Schiffler 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (216 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-319-16690-5 327 $aPart I: Introduction -- Introduction -- Part II: Latin America: Two Aborted Privatizations and One that Endured -- Bolivia: The Cochabamba Water War and its Aftermath -- Cuba: Water Privatization in a Socialist Country -- Argentina: A Flagship Privatization and its Demise -- Part III: The Middle East: Reform Deadlock, with an Exception -- Egypt: Kafka on the Nile -- Jordan: Private Plants, Public Utilities -- Part IV: Europe and North America: Private and Public Utilities Compared -- The United Kingdom: A Natural Experiment between Private and Public Management -- France: An Improved Partnership in the Motherland of Multinational Water Companies -- Germany: Healthy Municipal Utilities, with a Quirk -- Berlin: Privatized to fill State Coffers, Remunicipalized at the State?s Expense -- Civil Society and the EU Concession Directive: David beats Goliath, Using a Few Tricks -- The United States: Public Water in a Capitalist Country -- Part V: Asia and Africa: Three Successful Utility Turnarounds, Public and Private -- The Philippines: A Delayed Privatization Success Story in Manila -- Uganda: A Public Utility Turnaround, Triggered by Pressure to Privatize -- Cambodia: A Public Utility Turnaround, Ending with Privatization -- Utility Turnarounds Compared: The Importance of Corporate Culture and Financing -- Part VI: Conclusions -- It is not about Private or Public. 330 $aThis book reveals all that can potentially happen when a private company takes over a local water supply system, both the good and the bad. Backed by real life stories of water privatization in action, author Manuel Schiffler presents a nuanced picture free of spin or fear mongering. Inside, readers will find a detailed analysis of the multiple forms of water privatization, from the outright sale of companies to various forms of public-private partnerships. After covering their respective strengths and weaknesses, it then compares them to purely publicly managed water utilities. The book examines the privatization and the public management of water and sewer utilities in twelve countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Philippines, Cambodia, Egypt, Jordan, Uganda, Bolivia, Argentina and Cuba. Readers will come to understand how and why some utilities failed while others succeeded, including some that substantially increased access, became more efficient and improved service quality even in the poorest countries of the world. It is natural that a private company taking over a local water supply system causes both fear and worry for consumers. With the aid of solid empirical evidence, this book argues that who manages the system is only half the story. Rather, it is the corporate culture of the utilities and the political culture of where they operate that more often than not determines performance and how well a community is served. 606 $aEconomics 606 $aEnvironmental management 606 $aFinance 606 $aDevelopment economics 606 $aPopular Science in Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q34000 606 $aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/215000 606 $aFinance, general$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/600000 606 $aDevelopment Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W42000 615 0$aEconomics. 615 0$aEnvironmental management. 615 0$aFinance. 615 0$aDevelopment economics. 615 14$aPopular Science in Economics. 615 24$aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. 615 24$aFinance, general. 615 24$aDevelopment Economics. 676 $a330 676 $a338.9 676 $a553.7 676 $a657.8333 676 $a658.152 700 $aSchiffler$b Manuel$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01064038 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298485803321 996 $aWater, Politics and Money$92536069 997 $aUNINA