Institutions, politics and contracts the attempt to privatize the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Peru

That Lima's water system was in near-crisis was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms to reduce many of the city's worst problems were carried out under public management. But a quarter of Lima's citizens still had no access to water or sewerage connections, extend...

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Main Author: Alcázar, Lorena
Corporate Author: World Bank Development Research Group
Other Authors: Zuluaga, Ana Maria, Xu, Lixin Colin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC World Bank, Development Research Group, Regulation and Competition Policy 2000
Series:Policy research working paper
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520 |a That Lima's water system was in near-crisis was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms to reduce many of the city's worst problems were carried out under public management. But a quarter of Lima's citizens still had no access to water or sewerage connections, extended service interruptions were common and more than a third of the scarce water supply was wasted. Why did the push for privatized water and sanitation fall?