Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession
Bolivia is one of a growing number of developing countries turning to the private sector to improve urban water and sanitation services. The country's first major contract in the sector, a twenty-five-year concession for the neighboring cities...
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okr-10986-114842021-04-23T14:02:55Z Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession Komives, Kristin Brook Cowen, Penelope J. WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION CONCESSIONS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CONTRACTS WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS SERVICE COVERAGE TARIFF STRUCTURES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE QUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR WATER LAW WATER SECTOR ALTERNATIVE WATER BLOCK TARIFF BLOCK TARIFF STRUCTURE CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONNECTION CONNECTION FEE CONNECTION FEES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES COST RECOVERY CUBIC METERS CUBIC METERS OF WATER LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS NUMBER OF WATER NUMBER OF WATER CONNECTIONS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY REGIME SALE OF WATER SANITATION SANITATION OPTIONS SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS SEWERAGE SERVICES SEWERAGE SYSTEMS STANDPIPES TARIFF REVISIONS TARIFF STRUCTURE URBAN WATER WATER CONNECTION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COVERAGE WATER PRESSURE Bolivia is one of a growing number of developing countries turning to the private sector to improve urban water and sanitation services. The country's first major contract in the sector, a twenty-five-year concession for the neighboring cities of La Paz and El Alto, was implemented in August 1997. A primary objective in moving to a private concession was to expand services to low-income households while holding down costs by increasing efficiency. It is not a foregone conclusion that the new concessionaire will do a better job of expanding service; much will depend on how well the contract and sector regulation have been designed. Because the La Paz-El Alto concession was explicitly designed to expand service to the poor, this concession is a good case study for evaluating how different provisions in the contract and the sector regulation may help or hinder service expansion. 2012-08-13T15:11:53Z 2012-08-13T15:11:53Z 1999-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/440882/expanding-water-sanitation-services-low-income-households-case-la-paz-el-alto-concession http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11484 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 178 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Bolivia |
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WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION CONCESSIONS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CONTRACTS WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS SERVICE COVERAGE TARIFF STRUCTURES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE QUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR WATER LAW WATER SECTOR ALTERNATIVE WATER BLOCK TARIFF BLOCK TARIFF STRUCTURE CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONNECTION CONNECTION FEE CONNECTION FEES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES COST RECOVERY CUBIC METERS CUBIC METERS OF WATER LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS NUMBER OF WATER NUMBER OF WATER CONNECTIONS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY REGIME SALE OF WATER SANITATION SANITATION OPTIONS SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS SEWERAGE SERVICES SEWERAGE SYSTEMS STANDPIPES TARIFF REVISIONS TARIFF STRUCTURE URBAN WATER WATER CONNECTION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COVERAGE WATER PRESSURE |
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WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION CONCESSIONS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CONTRACTS WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS SERVICE COVERAGE TARIFF STRUCTURES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE QUALITY PRIVATE SECTOR WATER LAW WATER SECTOR ALTERNATIVE WATER BLOCK TARIFF BLOCK TARIFF STRUCTURE CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSION CONTRACTS CONNECTION CONNECTION FEE CONNECTION FEES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES COST RECOVERY CUBIC METERS CUBIC METERS OF WATER LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS NUMBER OF WATER NUMBER OF WATER CONNECTIONS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY REGIME SALE OF WATER SANITATION SANITATION OPTIONS SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SEWERAGE CONNECTIONS SEWERAGE SERVICES SEWERAGE SYSTEMS STANDPIPES TARIFF REVISIONS TARIFF STRUCTURE URBAN WATER WATER CONNECTION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER COVERAGE WATER PRESSURE Komives, Kristin Brook Cowen, Penelope J. Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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Bolivia is one of a growing number of
developing countries turning to the private sector to
improve urban water and sanitation services. The
country's first major contract in the sector, a
twenty-five-year concession for the neighboring cities of La
Paz and El Alto, was implemented in August 1997. A primary
objective in moving to a private concession was to expand
services to low-income households while holding down costs
by increasing efficiency. It is not a foregone conclusion
that the new concessionaire will do a better job of
expanding service; much will depend on how well the contract
and sector regulation have been designed. Because the La
Paz-El Alto concession was explicitly designed to expand
service to the poor, this concession is a good case study
for evaluating how different provisions in the contract and
the sector regulation may help or hinder service expansion. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Komives, Kristin Brook Cowen, Penelope J. |
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Komives, Kristin Brook Cowen, Penelope J. |
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Komives, Kristin |
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Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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Expanding Water and Sanitation Services to Low-Income Households : the Case of the La Paz-El Alto Concession |
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expanding water and sanitation services to low-income households : the case of the la paz-el alto concession |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/04/440882/expanding-water-sanitation-services-low-income-households-case-la-paz-el-alto-concession http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11484 |
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