Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities
The authors analyze the determinants of the efficiency levels reached by twenty one African water utilities. They assess efficiency through the estimation of a production frontier for the sector in Africa. The efficiency estimates confirm much of t...
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okr-10986-192742021-04-23T14:03:42Z Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities Estache, Antonio Kouassi, Eugene ACCEPTABLE QUALITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FARMS GOOD GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INPUT USE INSURANCE LARGE UTILITIES MICROECONOMICS MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF WATER REGULATORY SUPERVISION RETURNS TO SCALE RURAL WATER SAFE WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SCALE ECONOMIES SEWERAGE INDUSTRY URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER UTILITY MANAGER WATER ALLOCATION WATER COVERAGE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER INDUSTRY WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PRODUCTION WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER UTILITIES EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION CAPACITY WATER CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIVITY ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY GOVERNANCE CAPACITY The authors analyze the determinants of the efficiency levels reached by twenty one African water utilities. They assess efficiency through the estimation of a production frontier for the sector in Africa. The efficiency estimates confirm much of the common perceptions from partial productivity indicators. They point to a great heterogeneity in the African water utilities' performances, the predominance of constant returns to scale, and the great rate of technological progress. And the authors show that the institutional capacity of the country, as well as its governance quality, are significant driving factors in the performance of each firm. 2014-08-08T21:31:50Z 2014-08-08T21:31:50Z 2002-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2026461/sector-organization-governance-inefficiency-african-water-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19274 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2890 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa |
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ACCEPTABLE QUALITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FARMS GOOD GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INPUT USE INSURANCE LARGE UTILITIES MICROECONOMICS MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF WATER REGULATORY SUPERVISION RETURNS TO SCALE RURAL WATER SAFE WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SCALE ECONOMIES SEWERAGE INDUSTRY URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER UTILITY MANAGER WATER ALLOCATION WATER COVERAGE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER INDUSTRY WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PRODUCTION WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER UTILITIES EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION CAPACITY WATER CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIVITY ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY GOVERNANCE CAPACITY |
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ACCEPTABLE QUALITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EXTERNALITIES FARMS GOOD GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVELS INPUT USE INSURANCE LARGE UTILITIES MICROECONOMICS MUNICIPAL WATER MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC UTILITIES QUALITY OF WATER REGULATORY SUPERVISION RETURNS TO SCALE RURAL WATER SAFE WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SCALE ECONOMIES SEWERAGE INDUSTRY URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER UTILITY MANAGER WATER ALLOCATION WATER COVERAGE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER INDUSTRY WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PRODUCTION WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY WATER UTILITIES EFFICIENCY PRODUCTION CAPACITY WATER CONSUMPTION PRODUCTIVITY ACCOUNTING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY GOVERNANCE CAPACITY Estache, Antonio Kouassi, Eugene Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
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The authors analyze the determinants of
the efficiency levels reached by twenty one African water
utilities. They assess efficiency through the estimation of
a production frontier for the sector in Africa. The
efficiency estimates confirm much of the common perceptions
from partial productivity indicators. They point to a great
heterogeneity in the African water utilities'
performances, the predominance of constant returns to scale,
and the great rate of technological progress. And the
authors show that the institutional capacity of the country,
as well as its governance quality, are significant driving
factors in the performance of each firm. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Estache, Antonio Kouassi, Eugene |
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Estache, Antonio Kouassi, Eugene |
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Estache, Antonio |
| title |
Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
| title_short |
Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
| title_full |
Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
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Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
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Sector Organization, Governance, and the Inefficiency of African Water Utilities |
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sector organization, governance, and the inefficiency of african water utilities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2026461/sector-organization-governance-inefficiency-african-water-utilities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19274 |
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