Water Nationalization and Service Quality

The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Uruguay's privatization and subsequent nationalization of water services on network access and water quality. The results suggest that although the early privatization of water services h...

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Main Authors: Borraz, Fernando, González Pampillon, Nicolás, Olarreaga, Marcelo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17173697/water-nationalization-service-quality
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spelling okr-10986-121802021-04-23T14:03:06Z Water Nationalization and Service Quality Borraz, Fernando González Pampillon, Nicolás Olarreaga, Marcelo ACCESS TO DATA ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS BENCHMARK COMPETITION CAPACITY BUILDING CHEMISTRY CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATES COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CONNECTION CHARGES CONSTRUCTION ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FIXED CHARGE HOUSEHOLDS JOINT VENTURE LARGE CITIES LITIGATION METEOROLOGY MONOPOLY POWER MUNICIPALITIES OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PH POOR WATER QUALITY POPULATION GROWTH POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS POTABLE WATER PRICE REGULATION PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC COMPANY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC WATER QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF WATER QUALITY WATER QUANTITY OF WATER REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SAFE DRINKING WATER SAFE WATER SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE AREA SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE NETWORK SEWERAGE SERVICE TOILETS URBAN AREAS UTILITIES WASTEWATER WASTEWATER SERVICES WATER COMPANIES WATER COMPANY WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CRISIS WATER DEMAND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WATER POLICY WATER PROVIDERS WATER PROVISION WATER QUALITY WATER SANITATION WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLIERS WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY REHABILITATION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEM The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Uruguay's privatization and subsequent nationalization of water services on network access and water quality. The results suggest that although the early privatization of water services had little impact on access to the sanitation network, the subsequent nationalization led to an increase in network access at the bottom of the income distribution as well as an improvement in water quality. 2013-01-28T22:33:22Z 2013-01-28T22:33:22Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17173697/water-nationalization-service-quality http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12180 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6318 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Uruguay
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language English
en_US
topic ACCESS TO DATA
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
BENCHMARK COMPETITION
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHEMISTRY
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONSTRUCTION
ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
FIXED CHARGE
HOUSEHOLDS
JOINT VENTURE
LARGE CITIES
LITIGATION
METEOROLOGY
MONOPOLY POWER
MUNICIPALITIES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PH
POOR WATER QUALITY
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
POTABLE WATER
PRICE REGULATION
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC COMPANY
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC WATER
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY WATER
QUANTITY OF WATER
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE NETWORK
SEWERAGE SERVICE
TOILETS
URBAN AREAS
UTILITIES
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WATER COMPANIES
WATER COMPANY
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CRISIS
WATER DEMAND
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER POLICY
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER PROVISION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SANITATION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SUPPLIERS
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY REHABILITATION
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
spellingShingle ACCESS TO DATA
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
BENCHMARK COMPETITION
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHEMISTRY
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONSTRUCTION
ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
FIXED CHARGE
HOUSEHOLDS
JOINT VENTURE
LARGE CITIES
LITIGATION
METEOROLOGY
MONOPOLY POWER
MUNICIPALITIES
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
PH
POOR WATER QUALITY
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
POTABLE WATER
PRICE REGULATION
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATIZATION
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC COMPANIES
PUBLIC COMPANY
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC WATER
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QUALITY OF WATER
QUALITY WATER
QUANTITY OF WATER
REGULATORY BODIES
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SAFE WATER
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE AREA
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE NETWORK
SEWERAGE SERVICE
TOILETS
URBAN AREAS
UTILITIES
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WATER COMPANIES
WATER COMPANY
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CRISIS
WATER DEMAND
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER POLICY
WATER PROVIDERS
WATER PROVISION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SANITATION
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SUPPLIERS
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY REHABILITATION
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
Borraz, Fernando
González Pampillon, Nicolás
Olarreaga, Marcelo
Water Nationalization and Service Quality
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Uruguay
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6318
description The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Uruguay's privatization and subsequent nationalization of water services on network access and water quality. The results suggest that although the early privatization of water services had little impact on access to the sanitation network, the subsequent nationalization led to an increase in network access at the bottom of the income distribution as well as an improvement in water quality.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Borraz, Fernando
González Pampillon, Nicolás
Olarreaga, Marcelo
author_facet Borraz, Fernando
González Pampillon, Nicolás
Olarreaga, Marcelo
author_sort Borraz, Fernando
title Water Nationalization and Service Quality
title_short Water Nationalization and Service Quality
title_full Water Nationalization and Service Quality
title_fullStr Water Nationalization and Service Quality
title_full_unstemmed Water Nationalization and Service Quality
title_sort water nationalization and service quality
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17173697/water-nationalization-service-quality
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12180
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