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dc.titleThe Regulation of Public Utilities of the Future in Latin America and the Caribbean: Water and Sanitation Sector
dc.contributor.authorArias, Leandro
dc.contributor.authorRud, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorRuzzier Christian A.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2019-09-10T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-09-10T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides high-level strategic insight for taking forward water and sanitation regulation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). To do this, the paper analyzes the expected impact of future changes facing the sector; unpicks the England and Wales (E&W) benchmark case study; and reviews the current situation of the sector in LAC. The main conclusion of the paper is simple but powerful: Water and sanitation sector regulation should keep the focus on solving the known problems of the past. The paper also discusses a number of regulatory innovations, some of which may be worth implementing in LAC. However, the authors of the paper recommend that those innovative regulatory policies should only be pursued if the focus on solving the known problems of the past is not jeopardized.
dc.format.extent106
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001866
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The_Regulation_of_Public_Utilities_of_the_Future_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean_Water_and_Sanitation_Sector_en.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWater Service Infrastructure
dc.subjectWater Supply and Sanitation
dc.subjectWater Services
dc.subjectWater Resources Management
dc.subjectWater Supply
dc.subjectWater Resource
dc.subjectWater Quality
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.jelcodeL95 - Gas Utilities • Pipelines • Water Utilities
dc.subject.jelcodeN56 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeL43 - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
dc.subject.keywordsWater and sanitation; Regulation; Climate change; Latin America and the Caribbean; New technologies
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-01678
idb.operationRG-K1198
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