Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery

As governments in developing countries seek to expand access to water supply and improve the quality of service, they are considering a range of options for public-private partnerships. Yet proposals to involve the private sector have often met wi...

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Main Authors: Ringskog, Klas, Hammond, Mary Ellen, Locussol, Alain
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7091043/using-management-lease-affermage-contracts-water-supply-effective-improving-service-delivery
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spelling okr-10986-107232021-04-23T14:02:52Z Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery Ringskog, Klas Hammond, Mary Ellen Locussol, Alain ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT PERIOD COST RECOVERY CUBIC METER DRINKING WATER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HOUSEHOLDS IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS MIDDLE EAST NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PHYSICAL LEAKS PIPED WATER POLLUTION POOR HOUSEHOLDS PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS QUALITY WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY SERVICE PROVIDERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN WATER WATER CONTAMINATION WATER CUSTOMERS WATER QUALITY WATER QUALITY STANDARDS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES As governments in developing countries seek to expand access to water supply and improve the quality of service, they are considering a range of options for public-private partnerships. Yet proposals to involve the private sector have often met with concerns - about tariff hikes, staff cutbacks, and ability to reduce inefficiency and expand access to service among the poor. And experience with the more than 300 contracts bringing private operators into water supply in 1990-2004 has been mixed. How have water utilities performed under management and lease-affermage contracts? Eight case studies across developing regions show that performance has generally improved-across a range of measures. 2012-08-13T12:54:56Z 2012-08-13T12:54:56Z 2006-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7091043/using-management-lease-affermage-contracts-water-supply-effective-improving-service-delivery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10723 English Gridlines; No. 12 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 ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
CONTRACT PERIOD
COST RECOVERY
CUBIC METER
DRINKING WATER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS
LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS
LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS
MIDDLE EAST
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PHYSICAL LEAKS
PIPED WATER
POLLUTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTOR
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC UTILITY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUALITY WATER
QUALITY WATER SUPPLY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
URBAN WATER
WATER CONTAMINATION
WATER CUSTOMERS
WATER QUALITY
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER UTILITIES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY
CONTRACT PERIOD
COST RECOVERY
CUBIC METER
DRINKING WATER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY
INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS
LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS
LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS
MIDDLE EAST
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PHYSICAL LEAKS
PIPED WATER
POLLUTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PRIVATE INVESTOR
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC UTILITY
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS
QUALITY WATER
QUALITY WATER SUPPLY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
URBAN WATER
WATER CONTAMINATION
WATER CUSTOMERS
WATER QUALITY
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER UTILITIES
Ringskog, Klas
Hammond, Mary Ellen
Locussol, Alain
Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
relation Gridlines; No. 12
description As governments in developing countries seek to expand access to water supply and improve the quality of service, they are considering a range of options for public-private partnerships. Yet proposals to involve the private sector have often met with concerns - about tariff hikes, staff cutbacks, and ability to reduce inefficiency and expand access to service among the poor. And experience with the more than 300 contracts bringing private operators into water supply in 1990-2004 has been mixed. How have water utilities performed under management and lease-affermage contracts? Eight case studies across developing regions show that performance has generally improved-across a range of measures.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Ringskog, Klas
Hammond, Mary Ellen
Locussol, Alain
author_facet Ringskog, Klas
Hammond, Mary Ellen
Locussol, Alain
author_sort Ringskog, Klas
title Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
title_short Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
title_full Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
title_fullStr Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
title_full_unstemmed Using Management and Lease-Affermage Contracts for Water Supply : How Effective Are They in Improving Service Delivery
title_sort using management and lease-affermage contracts for water supply : how effective are they in improving service delivery
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7091043/using-management-lease-affermage-contracts-water-supply-effective-improving-service-delivery
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