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Prices and ownership in the water urban supply: a critical review
Most countries have opted for public sector management of the water supply service for residential uses. In countries where regulations permit the participation of private companies, this has led to major controversy. In fact, academics, political parties and civil associations are loudly calling for the remunicipalisation of the water service in cities where it is managed by private companies, as well as a halt on new privatisation processes announced by local governments. Much of the criticism centres on the idea that, counter to the public interest, private enterprises systematically set higher prices than public entities do. In this paper, a critical review is carried out of studies published in peer reviewed journals that jointly consider all the factors that can affect the price of water, including the management type. The first aim is to determine whether the hypothesis is confirmed that private companies systematically set prices higher than public entities do. The second aim is to identify the important limitations of this type of research; limitations that, at least in part, call into question the results obtained to date and pose a challenge for the researcher.
Prices and ownership in the water urban supply: a critical review
Most countries have opted for public sector management of the water supply service for residential uses. In countries where regulations permit the participation of private companies, this has led to major controversy. In fact, academics, political parties and civil associations are loudly calling for the remunicipalisation of the water service in cities where it is managed by private companies, as well as a halt on new privatisation processes announced by local governments. Much of the criticism centres on the idea that, counter to the public interest, private enterprises systematically set higher prices than public entities do. In this paper, a critical review is carried out of studies published in peer reviewed journals that jointly consider all the factors that can affect the price of water, including the management type. The first aim is to determine whether the hypothesis is confirmed that private companies systematically set prices higher than public entities do. The second aim is to identify the important limitations of this type of research; limitations that, at least in part, call into question the results obtained to date and pose a challenge for the researcher.
Prices and ownership in the water urban supply: a critical review
González-Gómez, Francisco (Autor:in) / García-Rubio, Miguel A. (Autor:in)
Urban Water Journal ; 15 ; 259-268
16.03.2018
10 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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