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Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities

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dc.contributor.authorEstache, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorKouassi, Eugene
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-08T21:31:50Z
dc.date.available2014-08-08T21:31:50Z
dc.date.issued2002-09
dc.description.abstractThe authors analyze the determinants of the efficiency levels reached by twenty one African water utilities. They assess efficiency through the estimation of a production frontier for the sector in Africa. The efficiency estimates confirm much of the common perceptions from partial productivity indicators. They point to a great heterogeneity in the African water utilities' performances, the predominance of constant returns to scale, and the great rate of technological progress. And the authors show that the institutional capacity of the country, as well as its governance quality, are significant driving factors in the performance of each firm.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2026461/sector-organization-governance-inefficiency-african-water-utilities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2890
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19274
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2890
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCEPTABLE QUALITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINPUT USE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLARGE UTILITIES
dc.subjectMICROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF WATER
dc.subjectREGULATORY SUPERVISION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectSAFE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCALE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectSEWERAGE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectUTILITY MANAGER
dc.subjectWATER ALLOCATION
dc.subjectWATER COVERAGE
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITY
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION CAPACITY
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CAPACITY
dc.titleSector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilitiesen
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okr.crossref.titleSector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities
okr.date.disclosure2002-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:21:37.096543Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2026461/sector-organization-governance-inefficiency-african-water-utilities
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid462521468741348757
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2890
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_02101104032679
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2026461
okr.identifier.reportWPS2890
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/10/25/000094946_02101104032679/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorGeneral water, sanitation and flood protection sector
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
okr.volume1
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