Bel, G;
(2020)
Public versus private water delivery, remunicipalization and water tariffs.
Utilities Policy
, 62
, Article 100982. 10.1016/j.jup.2019.100982.
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Abstract
Evidence regarding the drivers and the effects of remunicipalization remains in short supply. In this paper we exploit existing analyses of earlier historical phases of the remunicipalization of water delivery services to disentangle the role played by a range of different factors – most notably overpricing and corruption under private ownership – in the decision to remunicipalize these services. Additionally, we discuss what the effects of remunicipalization might be in the light of the, as yet, somewhat sketchy evidence. In the specific case of water tariffs, our analysis casts some doubt on whether the initial price reductions introduced following remunicipalization are sustainable over time.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Public versus private water delivery, remunicipalization and water tariffs |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jup.2019.100982 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2019.100982 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Privatization, Remunicipalization, Water service, Water tariffs, INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION, EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE, AMERICAN CITIES, LOCAL-SERVICES, SOLID-WASTE, PRIVATIZATION, GOVERNMENT, UTILITIES, COSTS, OWNERSHIP |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Political Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10123047 |
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