A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea
Both consumers and the government benefited from reform of the water system in Conakry, Guinea, whose deterioration since independence had become critical by the mid-1980s. Less than 40 percent of Conakry's population had access to piped water - low even by regional standards - and service was...
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okr-10986-214582021-04-23T14:04:02Z A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea Menard, Claude Clarke, George water supply water sources labor productivity water tariffs water service connections water quality sewerage dispute resolution water metering reform implementation private sector participation institutional capacity administrative capacity agricultural production annual rainfall average annual rainfall benefit analysis bill collection boreholes cost of water cost recovery debt drinking water economic circumstances economic policies employment exchange rate exploitation farmers farming fresh water government expenditures groundwater groundwater resources high levels household connections households labor productivity marginal cost mortality rate natural resources number of connections piped water pipeline pit latrines population growth price of water private operator private participation private participation in water producers public utilities public water rainwater raw water retained earnings sea service delivery service quality sewerage system structural adjustment urban areas urban growth urban water urban water supply wages washing water distribution water pressure water quality water resources water sales water sector water source water sources water supply water supply system water system water systems water utilities wells Both consumers and the government benefited from reform of the water system in Conakry, Guinea, whose deterioration since independence had become critical by the mid-1980s. Less than 40 percent of Conakry's population had access to piped water - low even by regional standards - and service was intermittent, at best, for the few who had connections. The public agency in charge of the sector was inefficient, overstaffed, and virtually insolvent. In several ways, the reform introduced to the sector in 1989 under a World Bank-led project was remarkable. It showed that even in a weak institutional environment, where contracts are hard to enforce and political interference is common, private sector participation can improve sector performance. The authors discuss the mechanisms that made progress possible and identify factors that inhibit the positive effects of reform. Water has become very expensive, the number of connections has increased very slowly, and conflicts have developed between SEEG (the private operator) and SONEG (the state agency). Among the underlying problems: a) The lack of strong, stable institutions. b) The lack of an independent agency capable of restraining arbitrary government action, regulating the private operator, and enforcing contractual arrangements. c) The lack of adequate conflict resolution mechanisms for contract disputes. d) Weak administrative capacity. 2015-02-13T19:45:06Z 2015-02-13T19:45:06Z 2000-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21458 en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2362 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Guinea |
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water supply water sources labor productivity water tariffs water service connections water quality sewerage dispute resolution water metering reform implementation private sector participation institutional capacity administrative capacity agricultural production annual rainfall average annual rainfall benefit analysis bill collection boreholes cost of water cost recovery debt drinking water economic circumstances economic policies employment exchange rate exploitation farmers farming fresh water government expenditures groundwater groundwater resources high levels household connections households labor productivity marginal cost mortality rate natural resources number of connections piped water pipeline pit latrines population growth price of water private operator private participation private participation in water producers public utilities public water rainwater raw water retained earnings sea service delivery service quality sewerage system structural adjustment urban areas urban growth urban water urban water supply wages washing water distribution water pressure water quality water resources water sales water sector water source water sources water supply water supply system water system water systems water utilities wells Menard, Claude Clarke, George A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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Both consumers and the government benefited from reform of the water system in Conakry, Guinea, whose deterioration since independence had become critical by the mid-1980s. Less than 40 percent of Conakry's population had access to piped water - low even by regional standards - and service was intermittent, at best, for the few who had connections. The public agency in charge of the sector was inefficient, overstaffed, and virtually insolvent. In several ways, the reform introduced to the sector in 1989 under a World Bank-led project was remarkable. It showed that even in a weak institutional environment, where contracts are hard to enforce and political interference is common, private sector participation can improve sector performance. The authors discuss the mechanisms that made progress possible and identify factors that inhibit the positive effects of reform. Water has become very expensive, the number of connections has increased very slowly, and conflicts have developed between SEEG (the private operator) and SONEG (the state agency). Among the underlying problems: a) The lack of strong, stable institutions. b) The lack of an independent agency capable of restraining arbitrary government action, regulating the private operator, and enforcing contractual arrangements. c) The lack of adequate conflict resolution mechanisms for contract disputes. d) Weak administrative capacity. |
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Menard, Claude Clarke, George |
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Menard, Claude Clarke, George |
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A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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A Transitory Regime : Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea |
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transitory regime : water supply in conakry, guinea |
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