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The Welfare Effects of Private Sector Participation in Guinea's Urban Water Supply

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dc.contributor.authorClarke, George
dc.contributor.authorMenard, Claude
dc.contributor.authorZuluaga, Ana Maria
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-13T19:36:53Z
dc.date.available2015-02-13T19:36:53Z
dc.date.issued2000-06
dc.description.abstractIn 1989 the government of Guinea enacted far-reaching reform of its water sector, which had been dominated by a poorly run public agency. The government signed a lease contract for operations and maintenance with a private operator, making a separate public enterprise responsible for ownership of assets and investment. Although based on a successful model that had operated in Cote d'Ivoire for nearly 30 years, the reform had many highly innovative features. It is being transplanted to several other developing countries, so the authors evaluate its successes and failures in the early years of reform. They present standard performance measures and results from a cost-benefit analysis to assess reform's net effect on various stakeholders in the sector. They conclude that, compared with what might have been expected under continued public ownership, reform benefited consumers, the government, and, to a lesser extent, the foreign owners or the private operator. Most sector performance indicators improved, but some problems remain. The three most troublesome areas are water that is unaccounted for (there are many illegal connections and the quality of infrastructure is poor), poor collection rates, and high prices. The weak institutional environment makes it difficult to improve collection rates, but the government could take some steps to correct the problem. To begin with, it could pay its own bills on time. Also, the legislature could authorize the collection of unpaid bills from private individuals.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2361
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21455
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2361
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectprivate sector participation
dc.subjectprivatization of public enterprises
dc.subjectperformance indicators
dc.subjectcollection activities
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater service connections
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectcost-benefit analysis
dc.subjectwater metering
dc.subjectrevenue sources
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater consumption
dc.subjectbenefit analysis
dc.subjectbilateral donors
dc.subjectbill collection
dc.subjectboreholes
dc.subjectcapital formation
dc.subjectcash flow
dc.subjectconnection charges
dc.subjectconstruction
dc.subjectconsumer protection
dc.subjectcost of water
dc.subjectcubic meter
dc.subjectcubic meter of water
dc.subjectcubic meters
dc.subjectcut off
dc.subjectdaily water production
dc.subjectdebt
dc.subjectdomestic users
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjecteconomic motivation
dc.subjecteconomic situation
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectexpenditures
dc.subjectexploitation
dc.subjecthealth problems
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectintermediate inputs
dc.subjectintermediate inputs
dc.subjectinvestment planning
dc.subjectinvestment project
dc.subjectmaintenance costs
dc.subjectmarginal cost
dc.subjectnatural resources
dc.subjectnumber of connections
dc.subjectnumber of people with access
dc.subjectownership of assets
dc.subjectperformance indicators
dc.subjectpiped water
dc.subjectpipeline
dc.subjectpipelines
dc.subjectprice of water
dc.subjectprivate operator
dc.subjectprivate participation
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectpublic ownership
dc.subjectpublic utilities
dc.subjectpublic water
dc.subjectpublic works
dc.subjectquantity of water
dc.subjectrainfall
dc.subjectraw water
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectservice quality
dc.subjectsewerage system
dc.subjectstructural adjustment
dc.subjecturban water
dc.subjecturban water supply
dc.subjectwages
dc.subjectwater distribution
dc.subjectwater production
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectwater sales
dc.subjectwater sector
dc.subjectwater supply system
dc.subjectwater system
dc.subjectwater systems
dc.subjectwater tariffs
dc.subjectwater utilities
dc.subjectwelfare effects
dc.subjectwells
dc.titleThe Welfare Effects of Private Sector Participation in Guinea's Urban Water Supplyen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.crossref.titleThe Welfare Effects of Private Sector Participation in Guinea's Urban Water Supply
okr.date.disclosure2000-06-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:53:20.693504Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid505751468749703582
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2361
okr.identifier.reportWPS2361
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGuinea
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.topicWater Resources
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Payment Systems & Infrastructure
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.unitPublic Economics and Regulation and Competition Policy, Development Research Group
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