Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America
Introducing private sector participation (PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive. Case studies tend to find improvements...
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okr-10986-138982021-04-23T14:03:21Z Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America Wallsten, Scott Kosec, Katrina Clarke, George R. G. BANKS BIDDING BROAD RANGE COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER SATISFACTION CORRUPTION DRAINAGE ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXTERNALITIES FIXED COSTS HEALTH OUTCOMES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LIVING CONDITIONS MARGINAL COST MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MORTALITY MUNICIPAL WATER PIPED WATER PIPES POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY SANITATION SELECTION BIAS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER PRICES WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEMS WATER UTILITIES Introducing private sector participation (PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive. Case studies tend to find improvements in the sector following privatization, but they suffer from selection bias, and it is difficult to generalize from their results. To explore empirically the effects of PSP on coverage, we assemble a new dataset of connections to water and sewerage services at the city, and province level, based on household surveys in Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The household surveys, conducted over a number of years, allow us to compile data, before and after the introduction of PSP, as well as from similar (control) regions that never privatized at all. Our analysis reveals that, in general, connection rates to piped water and sewerage, improved following the introduction of PSP, consistent with the case study literature. We also find, however, that connection rates similarly improved in the control regions, suggesting that PSP, per se, may not have been responsible for those improvements. On the other hand, connection rates for the poorest households also tended to increase in the regions with PSP, and in the control regions, suggesting that-in terms of connections at least-PSP did not harm the poor. 2013-06-13T15:23:16Z 2013-06-13T15:23:16Z 2004-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5494088/private-participation-water-sewerage-improved-coverage-empirical-evidence-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13898 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3445 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |
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BANKS BIDDING BROAD RANGE COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER SATISFACTION CORRUPTION DRAINAGE ECONOMICS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPIRICAL RESEARCH EMPIRICAL STUDIES EXTERNALITIES FIXED COSTS HEALTH OUTCOMES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LIVING CONDITIONS MARGINAL COST MARKET COMPETITION MONOPOLIES MORTALITY MUNICIPAL WATER PIPED WATER PIPES POLICY RESEARCH POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY SANITATION SELECTION BIAS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER PRICES WATER QUALITY WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEMS WATER UTILITIES Wallsten, Scott Kosec, Katrina Clarke, George R. G. Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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Introducing private sector participation
(PSP) into the water and sewerage sectors in developing
countries is difficult and controversial. Empirical studies
on its effects are scant and generally inconclusive. Case
studies tend to find improvements in the sector following
privatization, but they suffer from selection bias, and it
is difficult to generalize from their results. To explore
empirically the effects of PSP on coverage, we assemble a
new dataset of connections to water and sewerage services at
the city, and province level, based on household surveys in
Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The household surveys,
conducted over a number of years, allow us to compile data,
before and after the introduction of PSP, as well as from
similar (control) regions that never privatized at all. Our
analysis reveals that, in general, connection rates to piped
water and sewerage, improved following the introduction of
PSP, consistent with the case study literature. We also
find, however, that connection rates similarly improved in
the control regions, suggesting that PSP, per se, may not
have been responsible for those improvements. On the other
hand, connection rates for the poorest households also
tended to increase in the regions with PSP, and in the
control regions, suggesting that-in terms of connections at
least-PSP did not harm the poor. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Wallsten, Scott Kosec, Katrina Clarke, George R. G. |
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Wallsten, Scott Kosec, Katrina Clarke, George R. G. |
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Wallsten, Scott |
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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America |
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has private participation in water and sewerage improved coverage? empirical evidence from latin america |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5494088/private-participation-water-sewerage-improved-coverage-empirical-evidence-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13898 |
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