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Capitalization, Regulation and the Poor Access to Basic Services in Bolivia
An analysis of privatisation, investment and coverage in Bolivia
United Nations University
214KB
Contracting for public services: Output-based aid and its applications
Considers how OBA delegates service delivery to the non-profit or for-profit private sector under contracts that tie payments to the outputs or results actually delivered to target beneficiaries
World Bank
Expanding W&S services to low income households in La Paz
Viewpoint on coverage obligations, innovative approaches and tariffs in the La Paz concession
World Bank
119KB
Institutional Incentives and the Provision of Urban Sanitation: Can the Community Increase the Chances of Success?
NEW: Paper reviewing community participation in urban sanitation provision
Barbara Evans
185KB
Making Connections: Infrastructure for poverty reduction
Considers how infrastructure can benefit the poor, sectoral options and the role of donors
DfID
598KB
New Designs for Water and Sanitation Transactions
Guidance to designers of urban water and sanitation pro-poor reform processes
PPIAF
Reaching the urban poor with private infrastructure
Viewpoint on making PSP and contracts pro-poor
World Bank
153KB
Reforming urban water systems in developing countries
Application of political and economic theory to PSP and review of 6 case studies
Standford
120KB
Regulation of Quality of Infrastructure Services in Developing Countries
Discusses the role and design of 'quality of service regulation' in the context of liberalisation and privatisation of infrastructure
PPIAF
Serving poor consumers in South Asian cities
How PSP can help and why it is controversial
Water and Sanitation Programme
896KB
The National W&S Programme in SA: turning the 'right for water' into reality
Review of DWAF's changing role in SA & the free basic water policy
Water and Sanitation Programme
307KB
The Durban Shallow Sewerage Pilot Project
Overview of the partnerships to bring low-cost sanitation to the poor
ONDEO
The Buenos Aires Water Concession, the private sector serving the poor
Note on the contract in Buenos Aires and how PSP can be made to serve the poor
World Bank
418KB
The New Economy of Water The Risks and Benefits of Globalization and Privatization of Fresh Water
A critical review of the pros and cons of PSP in the water sector
Pacific Institute
1.14MB
Turning on the taps - Luanda, Angola
Exploring community, NGO and LG partnerships in water and sanitation
One World Action
1.52MB
Understanding Sustainability
Considers sustainability in the watsan sector and the institutional and societal support needed to ensure projects endure
The African Water Page
Urban Environmental Sanitation Planning in Rajasthan, Lessons from India
A look at getting SSIPs involved in the provision of urban water services
Water and Sanitation Programme
W&S reform in Uganda - a government led transformation
Reviews how governments can 'sell' and lead a reform process
Water and Sanitation Programme
255KB
Why do water projects go wrong? Lessons from Africa
Considers suggestions for simple lower-cost solutions, upgrading traditional water supplies, sustainability and improved dissemination strategies
ID21