1st Edition

Water Pricing and Public-Private Partnership

Edited By Asit Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada Copyright 2005
230 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

232 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

There is no question that water pricing and public-private partnership can improve water management practices in the future. However, this concept is neither the cure-all many proponents argue, nor the disaster its opponents forecast. Providing a comprehensive and objective assessment of what does and does not work, where, why and under what circumstances, this informative collection assesses the... Read more

Introduction  Water Pricing: an Outsider’s Perspective  Water Pricing Reforms: Issues and Challenges of Implementation  Problems with Private Water Concessions: A Review of Experiences in Latin America and other Regions  The Functions, Impacts and Effectiveness of Water Pricing: Evidence from The United States and Canada  Key Issues and Experience in U.S. Water Services Privatization  Institutional Framework for Water Tariffs in the Buenos Aires Concession, Argentina  Concepts of the Chilean Sanitation Legislation: Efficient Charges and Targeted Subsidies  Considerations on Price Setting for Water Use Charge in Brazil  Water Charges: Paying for the Commons in Brazil  Water Reform Across the State/Society Divide: the Case of Ceará, Brazil  Participation of the Private Sector in Water and Sanitation Services: Assessment of Guanajuato, Mexico  Water Prices in Spain: Possible Application for Latin America

Biography

Asit Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada