Gassner, KatharinaPopov, AlexanderPushak, Nataliya2012-08-132012-08-132008-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10611Is private operation better than public when it comes to utilities; a recent global study funded by the World Bank and Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) examines the effect of private sector participation in electricity distribution and water and sanitation services. Using a data set of more than 1,200 utilities in 71 developing and transition economies, the study finds that privately operated utilities convincingly outperform state-run ones in operational performance and labor productivity.CC BY 3.0 IGOASSET HOLDING COMPANYBILL COLLECTIONCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCONCESSION CONTRACTSCORPORATE PERFORMANCECOST RECOVERYCOST SAVINGSCOSTS OF SERVICECOSTS OF SERVICE PROVISIONELECTRICITYELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIESEMPIRICAL ANALYSISEMPLOYMENTEXPANSIONEXTERNALITIESFIRMSHOUSEHOLDSINNOVATIONSINTERNAL CHANGESKNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATIONLATIN AMERICANLEGAL ARRANGEMENTSMIDDLE EASTNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNORTH AFRICAOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTSOPERATIONAL PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPHONEPRICE REDUCTIONSPRIVATE INFRASTRUCTUREPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE OPERATORPRIVATE OWNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATIZATIONPRIVATIZATION WORKPRODUCTIVITYPUBLICPUBLIC INVOLVEMENTPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTSRESIDENTIAL PRICESRESULTRESULTSSANITATIONSANITATION SERVICESSERVICE CONTRACTSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE QUALITYSUB-SAHARAN AFRICATARIFF INCREASESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCEUSESUTILITIESUTILITY NETWORKSUTILITY SERVICESWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER SUPPLYWATER UTILITIESWATER UTILITYWEBWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/10611