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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorWallsten, Scott
dc.contributor.authorKosec, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorClarke, George R. G.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-13T15:23:16Z
dc.date.available2013-06-13T15:23:16Z
dc.date.issued2004-11
dc.description.abstractIntroducing private sector participation (PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive. Case studies tend to find improvements in the sector following privatization, but they suffer from selection bias, and it is difficult to generalize from their results. To explore empirically the effects of PSP on coverage, we assemble a new dataset of connections to water and sewerage services at the city, and province level, based on household surveys in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The household surveys, conducted over a number of years, allow us to compile data, before and after the introduction of PSP, as well as from similar (control) regions that never privatized at all. Our analysis reveals that, in general, connection rates to piped water and sewerage, improved following the introduction of PSP, consistent with the case study literature. We also find, however, that connection rates similarly improved in the control regions, suggesting that PSP, per se, may not have been responsible for those improvements. On the other hand, connection rates for the poorest households also tended to increase in the regions with PSP, and in the control regions, suggesting that-in terms of connections at least-PSP did not harm the poor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5494088/private-participation-water-sewerage-improved-coverage-empirical-evidence-latin-america
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3445
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13898
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 3445
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectBROAD RANGE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCONSUMER SATISFACTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectPIPED WATER
dc.subjectPIPES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSELECTION BIAS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER PRICES
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.titleHas Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin Americaen
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okr.crossref.titleHas Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:25:13.413391Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5494088/private-participation-water-sewerage-improved-coverage-empirical-evidence-latin-america
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid897081468768625174
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3445
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000012009_20041208141341
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5494088
okr.identifier.reportWPS3445
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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