Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity

Is 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 distri...

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Main Authors:	Gassner, Katharina, Popov, Alexander, Pushak, Nataliya
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ASSET HOLDING COMPANY BILL COLLECTION COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF SERVICE COSTS OF SERVICE PROVISION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION EXTERNALITIES FIRMS HOUSEHOLDS INNOVATIONS INTERNAL CHANGES KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS MIDDLE EAST NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NORTH AFRICA OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHONE PRICE REDUCTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION WORK PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS RESIDENTIAL PRICES RESULT RESULTS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF INCREASES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE USES UTILITIES UTILITY NETWORKS UTILITY SERVICES WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9625740/private-sector-deliver-promises-evidence-global-study-water-electricity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10611

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spelling	okr-10986-106112021-04-23T14:02:51Z Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity Gassner, Katharina Popov, Alexander Pushak, Nataliya ASSET HOLDING COMPANY BILL COLLECTION COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF SERVICE COSTS OF SERVICE PROVISION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION EXTERNALITIES FIRMS HOUSEHOLDS INNOVATIONS INTERNAL CHANGES KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS MIDDLE EAST NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NORTH AFRICA OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHONE PRICE REDUCTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION WORK PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS RESIDENTIAL PRICES RESULT RESULTS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF INCREASES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE USES UTILITIES UTILITY NETWORKS UTILITY SERVICES WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WEB Is 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. 2012-08-13T12:20:24Z 2012-08-13T12:20:24Z 2008-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9625740/private-sector-deliver-promises-evidence-global-study-water-electricity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10611 English Gridlines; No. 36 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic	ASSET HOLDING COMPANY BILL COLLECTION COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF SERVICE COSTS OF SERVICE PROVISION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION EXTERNALITIES FIRMS HOUSEHOLDS INNOVATIONS INTERNAL CHANGES KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS MIDDLE EAST NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NORTH AFRICA OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHONE PRICE REDUCTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION WORK PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS RESIDENTIAL PRICES RESULT RESULTS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF INCREASES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE USES UTILITIES UTILITY NETWORKS UTILITY SERVICES WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WEB
spellingShingle	ASSET HOLDING COMPANY BILL COLLECTION COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONTRACTS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF SERVICE COSTS OF SERVICE PROVISION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION EXTERNALITIES FIRMS HOUSEHOLDS INNOVATIONS INTERNAL CHANGES KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS MIDDLE EAST NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NORTH AFRICA OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHONE PRICE REDUCTIONS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION WORK PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS RESIDENTIAL PRICES RESULT RESULTS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARIFF INCREASES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE USES UTILITIES UTILITY NETWORKS UTILITY SERVICES WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WEB Gassner, Katharina Popov, Alexander Pushak, Nataliya Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
relation	Gridlines; No. 36
description	Is 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.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Gassner, Katharina Popov, Alexander Pushak, Nataliya
author_facet	Gassner, Katharina Popov, Alexander Pushak, Nataliya
author_sort	Gassner, Katharina
title	Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
title_short	Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
title_full	Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
title_fullStr	Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
title_full_unstemmed	Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity
title_sort	does the private sector deliver on its promises? evidence from a global study in water and electricity
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9625740/private-sector-deliver-promises-evidence-global-study-water-electricity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10611
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Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity

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