Institutions, Politics, and Contracts : The Attempt to Privatize the Water and Sanitation Utility of Lima, Peru

The main reason Lima failed to implement a concession was geographical: the scarcity of water sources meant high marginal costs, partly for pumping water from deep wells and building adequate storage for dry periods. High extraction costs were comp...

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Main Authors:	Alcazar, Lorena, Xu, Lixin colin, Zuluaga, Ana Maria
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BILL COLLECTION BOREHOLES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONCESSION CONTRACT CONNECTION CHARGE CONSERVE WATER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS CONSUMER SURPLUS COST OF WATER CUBIC METER CUBIC METER OF WATER CUT OFF DEBT DEMAND FOR WATER ECONOMIC FACTORS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EQUILIBRIUM EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL COSTS EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL VIABILITY FISHING FIXED CHARGE GROUNDWATER HEALTH PROBLEMS HEAVY METALS INCOME INDUSTRIAL USERS INFLATION INTERMEDIATE INPUTS INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LEGISLATION LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS METER READING MINES NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS PIPED WATER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRESENT VALUE PRICE OF WATER PRICE SETTING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN WATER PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC UTILITY PUMPING QUALITY OF SERVICE RAINFALL RAINWATER RAW WATER RECHARGE REGULATING WATER SUPPLY REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RESIDENTIAL DEMAND RETAINED EARNINGS RIVER FLOW RIVERS SALINITY SANITATION PROBLEMS SANITATION SERVICE SANITATION UTILITY SAVINGS SCARCE WATER SCARCITY OF WATER SERVICE AREA SEWERAGE SYSTEM SOCIAL COSTS SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS SURFACE WATER TARIFF REFORM TARIFF REGULATION TARIFF SETTING TRANSPARENCY UTILITIES WAGES WATER COMPANIES WATER COMPANY WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COVERAGE WATER DEMAND WATER REGULATION WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SHORTAGES WATER SOURCES WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER TABLE WATER TARIFF WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITY WELFARE EFFECTS WELFARE GAINS WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717450/institutions-politics-contracts-attempt-privatize-water-sanitation-utility-lima-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19761

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19761

Institutions, Politics, and Contracts : The Attempt to Privatize the Water and Sanitation Utility of Lima, Peru

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