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Does privatisation work? Take a better look at the alternatives

The article states that there is a profusion of literature on the commercialisation of water services around the world, but relatively little of this research speaks of alternatives to privatisation. The authors finds that the literature on privatisation tends to be scattered and inconsistent, and that even the writing on public-public partnerships (PUPs) is relatively thin.

The authors think that PUPs are uncritically celebrated and that more clarity on these concepts is needed in order to enhance our understanding of public alternatives in the water sector. Specifically, it analyses the different partnership arrangements available, discusses the advantages and critiques of the PUP model in both theoretical and practical terms, and considers the recent emergence of Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs).

Read the full article at: http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=40