Water privatisation in SSA: Progress, problems and policy implications
2002
K. Bayliss
A large number of countries in the Sub-Saharian African (SSA) region have privatised water supply. But water is not like other commodities. The SSA are extremely poor and often subject to financial crises, therefore it is particularly difficult to promote the water sector as an attractive business prospect. Hence, water privatisation is sponsored by donors.The main purpose of this paper is to:highlight what has been privatised and what has not been privatised so farexplain the reason of this privatisationprovide a review of the most relevant findings on this topicconsiders the lessons to be learned and policy implications from the experience of privatisation in SSAWater privatisation can be costly and difficult to achieve in practice. This paper underlines that the public management of water might appear more effective than the private one. In conclusion, privatisation is not a miracle cure for a poorly performing utility and it is just one of a number of reform options and needs to be considered as such.
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