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Do State Holding Companies Facilitate Private Participation in the Water Sector? Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal

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dc.contributor.authorKerf, Michel
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T20:54:04Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T20:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2000-12
dc.description.abstractWhen the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal decided to involve the private sector in the provision of water services, they also established state holding companies - state-owned entities with exclusive or partial responsibilities for: a) owning infrastructure assets; b) planning and financing investments (replacing assets and expanding networks); c) regulating the activities of the private sector; and d) promoting public acceptance of private participation in the sector. In Cote d'Ivoire, by contrast, when private participation was introduced (in 1960), no state holding company was established. To determine whether state holding companies help private participation in the water sector succeed, the author reviews the four functions these entities are expected to perform in the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal. In light of experience in all four countries, he examines whether, and under what circumstances, state holding companies might be the entities best suited for carrying out such functions. He concludes that creating a state holding company is often not the best solution. A state holding company might be better suited than other entities for planning and financing investments when (and only when): a) investment responsibilities cannot be transferred to the private operator; b) tariffs are insufficient, at least for a time, to cover investment needs, so it is crucial that a public entity has access to other sources of finance; and c) the holding company's financial strength and accountability, or its incentives and ability to promote the gradual adoption of cost-covering tariffs, are superior to those of a ministerial department. When one or more of these conditions are not met, the main investment responsibilities should be transferred to the private operator or, if that is not possible, left to the government itself. The other three functions should not, as a general rule, be performed by a state holding company.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/828362/state-holding-companies-facilitate-private-participation-water-sector-evidence-cote-divoire-gambia-guinea-senegal
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2513
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19731
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2513
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectBOARD MEMBERS
dc.subjectBUILD-OWN
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subjectCONCESSION CONTRACT
dc.subjectCONCESSION CONTRACTS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC USE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectHIGH WATER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL USERS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLARGE WATER USERS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP OF WATER
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE CONTRACT
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIME
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSHC
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWATER CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER DIRECTORATE
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER REVENUES
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER TARIFF
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER USERS
dc.titleDo State Holding Companies Facilitate Private Participation in the Water Sector? Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegalen
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okr.crossref.titleDo State Holding Companies Facilitate Private Participation in the Water Sector? Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire, the Gambia, Guinea, and Senegal
okr.date.disclosure2000-12-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:29:39.552156Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/828362/state-holding-companies-facilitate-private-participation-water-sector-evidence-cote-divoire-gambia-guinea-senegal
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid181101468751505352
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2513
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_0101170531288
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum828362
okr.identifier.reportWPS2513
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCote d'Ivoire
okr.region.countryGambia, The
okr.region.countryGuinea
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.sectorOther Water Supply & Sanitation
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitPrivate Sector Development and Infrastructure Vice Presidency
okr.volume1
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