Hall, David ORCID: 0000-0003-3574-8863 , Lobina, Emanuele ORCID: 0000-0003-4774-0308 and Corral, Violeta (2011) Trends in water privatisation. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

This paper sets out a global overview of trends in the public and private presence in the water sector.

• the first section presents a general overview of the public-private mix;
• the second section discusses the withdrawal of the major water multinationals, and the ‘myth’ of the so-called ‘local’ companies;
• the third section examines the scale of terminations, the reasons, and the methods used;
• the final section notes the growth of public-public partnerships supporting municipally-run water services.

Item Type:	Working Paper
Additional Information:	"A PSIRU report commissioned by Public Services International (PSI) www.world-psi.org for a seminar in Japan March, 2011"
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public service reform; water supply and sanitation; ownership; privatisation; multinational corporations; local private sector; public water operations; contract terminations; corporate withdrawals; public-public partnerships.
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) Faculty of Business > Centre for Work and Employment Research (CREW) > Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2024 11:51
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/30760

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