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dc.titleSpilled Water: Institutional Commitment in the Provision of Water Services
dc.contributor.authorInter-American Development Bank
dc.contributor.editorSpiller, Pablo T.
dc.contributor.editorSavedoff, William D.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageHonduras
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2011-09-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue1999-01-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractLatin America loses about nine trillion cubic meters of water each year, or some 30 percent of the water collected and treated for public consumption. While it is impossible for water systems to deliver 100 percent of their water to the household tap, Latin America could cut those losses by more than three-quarters by applying international standards to the management and operation of water systems. Spilled Water shows that the problem is not a result of insufficient capital, or lack of technical or manpower capability, but rather related to the political economy of the sector. The nature of the sector, coupled with the nations' political institutions, create incentives for governments to behave opportunistically, for water companies to operate inefficiently, and for the public to withhold support from the sector.
dc.format.extent257
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012351
dc.identifier.isbn9781886938564
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Spilled-Water-Institutional-Commitment-in-the-Provision-of-Water-Services.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWater Supply and Sanitation
dc.subjectPublic Utility
dc.subject.keywordsWater supply, Privatization, Water utilities, Decentralization, Latin America
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberBooks
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