Beyond Privatization: Rethinking Private Sector Involvement in the Provision of Civil Infrastructure

Richard G. Little

Chapter Chapter 3 in Physical Infrastructure Development: Balancing the Growth, Equity, and Environmental Imperatives, 2010, pp 69-96 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Between January and April 2000, the streets of Cochabamba, Bolivia, erupted in a series of protests over the privatization of the municipal water supply. In response to pressure from the World Bank to increase efficiency and conservation, Bolivia had entered into an agreement with International Waters Ltd. Aguas de Tunari, an international consortium, to provide water service in Cochabamba. Within weeks, water rates were increased by an average of 35 percent to about US$20 per month. In a country where many of the customers earned less than US$100 monthly, such an increase was seen as an intolerable burden for what was considered a public good.

Keywords: Public Private Partnership; Political Risk; Toll Road; Private Partner; Private Finance Initiative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-10767-0_3

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9780230107670

DOI: 10.1057/9780230107670_3

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().