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Bert Enserink - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • public Private partnerships in urban infrastructures reconciling Private Sector Participation and sustainability
    Public Administration Review, 2009
    Co-Authors: Joop Koppenjan, Bert Enserink
    Abstract:

    The speed and scale of urbanization provide serious challenges for governments all over the world with regard to the realization, maintenance, and operation of public urban infrastructures. These infrastructures are needed to keep up with living standards and to create conditions for sustainable development. The lack of public funds and the inefficiencies of public service provision have given rise to initiatives to stimulate Private parties to invest their resources in public urban infrastructures. However, Private Sector Participation creates a whole range of new challenges. The potential benefits are countered by concerns about the compatibility of the Private Sector‘s focus on short-term return on investment with the long-term perspective needed to realize sustainability targets. On the basis of a review of literature on experiences with Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects, this article identifies governance practices that help or hinder the reconciliation of Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects with the objective to increase the sustainability of the urban environment.

  • Public–Private Partnerships in Urban Infrastructures: Reconciling Private Sector Participation and Sustainability
    Public Administration Review, 2009
    Co-Authors: Joop Koppenjan, Bert Enserink
    Abstract:

    The speed and scale of urbanization provide serious challenges for governments all over the world with regard to the realization, maintenance, and operation of public urban infrastructures. These infrastructures are needed to keep up with living standards and to create conditions for sustainable development. The lack of public funds and the inefficiencies of public service provision have given rise to initiatives to stimulate Private parties to invest their resources in public urban infrastructures. However, Private Sector Participation creates a whole range of new challenges. The potential benefits are countered by concerns about the compatibility of the Private Sector‘s focus on short-term return on investment with the long-term perspective needed to realize sustainability targets. On the basis of a review of literature on experiences with Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects, this article identifies governance practices that help or hinder the reconciliation of Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects with the objective to increase the sustainability of the urban environment.

Joop Koppenjan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • public Private partnerships in urban infrastructures reconciling Private Sector Participation and sustainability
    Public Administration Review, 2009
    Co-Authors: Joop Koppenjan, Bert Enserink
    Abstract:

    The speed and scale of urbanization provide serious challenges for governments all over the world with regard to the realization, maintenance, and operation of public urban infrastructures. These infrastructures are needed to keep up with living standards and to create conditions for sustainable development. The lack of public funds and the inefficiencies of public service provision have given rise to initiatives to stimulate Private parties to invest their resources in public urban infrastructures. However, Private Sector Participation creates a whole range of new challenges. The potential benefits are countered by concerns about the compatibility of the Private Sector‘s focus on short-term return on investment with the long-term perspective needed to realize sustainability targets. On the basis of a review of literature on experiences with Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects, this article identifies governance practices that help or hinder the reconciliation of Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects with the objective to increase the sustainability of the urban environment.

  • Public–Private Partnerships in Urban Infrastructures: Reconciling Private Sector Participation and Sustainability
    Public Administration Review, 2009
    Co-Authors: Joop Koppenjan, Bert Enserink
    Abstract:

    The speed and scale of urbanization provide serious challenges for governments all over the world with regard to the realization, maintenance, and operation of public urban infrastructures. These infrastructures are needed to keep up with living standards and to create conditions for sustainable development. The lack of public funds and the inefficiencies of public service provision have given rise to initiatives to stimulate Private parties to invest their resources in public urban infrastructures. However, Private Sector Participation creates a whole range of new challenges. The potential benefits are countered by concerns about the compatibility of the Private Sector‘s focus on short-term return on investment with the long-term perspective needed to realize sustainability targets. On the basis of a review of literature on experiences with Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects, this article identifies governance practices that help or hinder the reconciliation of Private Sector Participation in urban infrastructure projects with the objective to increase the sustainability of the urban environment.

Edouard Pérard - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply: The Southern Mediterranean Experience
    Water Policy, 2010
    Co-Authors: Edouard Pérard
    Abstract:

    The aim of this study is to examine the institutional organization of the water Sector. The Mediterranean area provides very diverse examples of water Sector organization. This paper focuses more particularly on two aspects, the recent introduction of Private Sector Participation and the institutional framework. Five countries have been reviewed in detail: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Jordan. For each of these countries, the paper analyzes institutional arrangements for the water Sector. It presents the theoretical legal framework but also the practice. It shows that ‘independent’ regulatory agencies have been set up in only a few countries. However, a closer look confirms that these regulatory agencies are rarely independent. The study also reveals that in most of the countries, the management of water supply suffers from political interference and is overly centralized. Experience with corporatization has also been limited. While the corporatization of local operators has been legalized in most countries, few have implemented it. Experience with Private Sector Participation in water supply has been relatively positive and is, therefore, expected to expand in the future.

  • Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, 2008
    Co-Authors: Edouard Pérard
    Abstract:

    The southern Mediterranean region faces one of the most important water crises in the world. The combination of aridity, foreign dependency, climate change, misallocation of the resources and escalating human demand make water supply a primary issue for health, economy and poverty reduction. In this context, institutional reform of the water supply Sector is of great interest. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the water regulatory framework in southern Mediterranean countries and the development of Private Sector Participation in the context of water crisis. The first part of the study presents the scope of Private Sector Participation in water supply and its different forms around the world. An extensive review of 22 empirical tests and 48 case studies on the effect of Private Sector Participation in water services has been conducted. This survey shows that Private Sector Participation, per se, in water supply does not systematically lead to gains in efficiency. Reforming the institutional framework is an essential prerequisite for delegating water services. Afterward, the paper focuses on the southern Mediterranean region. It compares institutional arrangements, recent regulatory reforms and experiences with Private Sector Participation in water infrastructure in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia...

  • Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply: The Southern Mediterranean Experience
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008
    Co-Authors: Edouard Pérard
    Abstract:

    The southern Mediterranean region faces one of the most important water crises in the world. The combination of aridity, foreign dependency, climate change, misallocation of the resources and escalating human demand make water supply a primary issue for health, economy and poverty reduction. In this context, institutional reform of the water supply Sector is of great interest. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the water regulatory framework in southern Mediterranean countries and the development of Private Sector Participation in the context of water crisis. The first part of the study presents the scope of Private Sector Participation in water supply and its different forms around the world. An extensive review of 22 empirical tests and 48 case studies on the effect of Private Sector Participation in water services has been conducted. This survey shows that Private Sector Participation, per se, in water supply does not systematically lead to gains in efficiency. Reforming the institutional framework is an essential prerequisite for delegating water services. Afterward, the paper focuses on the southern Mediterranean region. It compares institutional arrangements, recent regulatory reforms and experiences with Private Sector Participation in water infrastructure in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. Finally, the study presents a monitoring scorecard to analyse the institutional organisation of the water Sector and to assess the future of Private Sector Participation. The Water Sector Analysis Scorecard developed in this study is intended to be applied to more countries in the future. It is now being implemented at the OECD for a broad review of Private Sector Participation in water supply and sanitation infrastructure in more than 30 developing countries.

  • Private Sector Participation and Regulatory Reform in Water Supply: The Southern Mediterranean Experience
    2008
    Co-Authors: Edouard Pérard
    Abstract:

    The southern Mediterranean region faces one of the most important water crises in the world. The combination of aridity, foreign dependency, climate change, misallocation of the resources and escalating human demand make water supply a primary issue for health, economy and poverty reduction. In this context, institutional reform of the water supply Sector is of great interest. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the water regulatory framework in southern Mediterranean countries and the development of Private Sector Participation in the context of water crisis. The first part of the study presents the scope of Private Sector Participation in water supply and its different forms around the world. An extensive review of 22 empirical tests and 48 case studies on the effect of Private Sector Participation in water services has been conducted. This survey shows that Private Sector Participation, per se, in water supply does not systematically lead to gains in efficiency. Reforming the institutional framework is an essential prerequisite for delegating water services. Afterward, the paper focuses on the southern Mediterranean region. It compares institutional arrangements, recent regulatory reforms and experiences with Private Sector Participation in water infrastructure in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia... La region Mediterraneenne fait face a l’une des crises les plus importantes au monde en matiere de gestion des ressources en eau. L’aridite, les problemes geopolitiques, les questions d’allocation de la ressource, la croissance de la demande et les changements climatiques font de l’eau un probleme central pour la sante, l’economie et la reduction de la pauvrete. Dans ces circonstances, la reforme institutionnelle du secteur est de toute premiere importance. Le but de ce papier est donc d’etudier le cadre institutionnel du secteur de l’eau et le developpement de la Participation du secteur prive dans le contexte de crise que connait la region Mediterraneenne. La premiere partie de cette etude presente l’etendue et les differentes formes de Participation du secteur prive dans la gestion des infrastructures d’eau dans le monde. La revue de 22 tests empiriques et de 48 etudes de cas montre que la Participation du secteur prive dans les services d’eau ne conduit pas systematiquement a un gain d’efficacite. La reforme du cadre institutionnel apparait comme etant un pre requis essentiel a toute operation de privatisation/delegation. Le papier se concentre ensuite sur la region Mediterraneenne et compare les arrangements institutionnels, les recentes reformes reglementaires et les diverses experiences en matiere de delegation des services d’eau en Algerie, en Egypte, en Jordanie, au Maroc et en Tunisie...

Jennifer Davis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Private-Sector Participation IN THE WATER AND SANITATION Sector
    Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2005
    Co-Authors: Jennifer Davis
    Abstract:

    ▪ Abstract This review examines experience with Private-Sector Participation (PSP) in the water supply and sanitation (W&S) Sector. Common ideological, theoretical, and practical justifications for and objections to PSP in water and sanitation are presented. Review of empirical evidence suggests that where gains in efficiency, investment, and environmental stewardship have been realized through privatization, they have often been achieved through unpopular yet predictable strategies such as retrenchment and tariff increases. Challenges persist regarding ensuring access to and affordability of services for low-income households during privatization, and evidence suggests that PSP will not benefit the majority of the 1.2 billion people who lack access to improved water supply and live in the world's poorest countries. The challenging features of W&S economics, along with mounting public opposition to privatization and globalization in the Sector, will likely reduce PSP in the Sector over the short term, par...

Naren Prasad - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • social policies and Private Sector Participation in water supply beyond regulation
    2008
    Co-Authors: Naren Prasad
    Abstract:

    Foreword T.Mkandawire Overview - Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply N.Prasad France A.Reynaud Great Britain - England, Wales and Scotland J.W.Sawkins& V.A.Dickie Colombia A.Gomez-Lobo& M.Melendez Brazil A.R.de Oliveira Malaysia C.Lee Hungary Z.Boda, G.Scheiring, E.Lobina& D.Hall Burkina Faso I.Kouanda& M.Moudassir

  • Overview: Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply
    Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply, 2008
    Co-Authors: Naren Prasad
    Abstract:

    It is now widely recognized that infrastructure development (transportation, telecommunication, energy, water) are prerequisites for social and economic development. Although Private initiatives were historically instrumental in the development of some of this infrastructure, it has traditionally been the responsibility of the state. Expanding and maintaining this infrastructure presents a major challenge for many countries. This chapter presents some of the issues surrounding Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the water supply Sector and presents the results of a research project on ‘Social Policy, Regulation and Private Sector Involvement in the Water Supply’.

  • privatisation results Private Sector Participation in water services after 15 years
    Development Policy Review, 2006
    Co-Authors: Naren Prasad
    Abstract:

    Privatisation of public infrastructure has been the mantra of many development agencies since the late 1980s. Water supply is no exception, and various forms of Private Sector Participation (PSP) have been tried in the water and sanitation Sector. This article examines the results of these experiments. It suggests that PSP has had mixed results and that in several important respects the Private Sector seems to be no more efficient in delivering services than the public Sector. Despite growing evidence of failures and increasing public pressure against it, privatisation in water and sanitation is still alive, however. Increasingly, it is being repackaged in new forms such as that of public-Private partnership.

  • Current issues in Private Sector Participation (PSP) in water services
    2006
    Co-Authors: Naren Prasad
    Abstract:

    Privatization of public infrastructure became the mantra of many development agencies since the late 1980s. Water supply was not an exception and different forms of Private Sector Participation (PSP) in water supply have been experimented. Among the policy circles, privatization became the objective in itself rather than a means of increasing access or helping the poor and increasing the overall performance of the economy. This article examines the results achieved by these experiments. The evidence shows that PSP has mixed results and Private Sector is not more efficient than the public Sector. It also shows that in most cases PSP did not deliver as it was expected. Despite growing failures and increasing public pressure, the article concludes that PSP debate is still alive, but repackaged through different forms.