Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor: Economic Regulation for Public and

Description: Regulating Water and Sanitation for the Poor by Richard Franceys, Esther Gerlach Intends to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. This book focuses on the impact this may have on the poorest, the informal, slum and shanty dwellers of the rapidly growing cities. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This excellent book makes a major contribution to the literature on regulation in a pro-poor direction for urban water supply. It is extremely relevant for policy-makers striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goal for halving the share of worlds population without access to clean and affordable water. Andrew Nickson, University of Birmingham, UK The aim of this book is to present the potential benefits as well as the challenges of introducing a more formal economic regulatory process into the urban water sector arena in lower-income countries. There is a particular focus upon the impact this may have on the poorest, the informal, slum and shanty dwellers of the rapidly growing cities. Economic regulation, usually introduced in the context of private operation of monopoly water supply, can deliver objectivity and transparency in the price-setting process for public as well as private providers. The book describes and analyses these issues through a consideration of ten country case studies. As a starting point, the current situation for the provision of water and sanitation services for the poorest through non-regulated public providers in India and Uganda is reviewed.Comparative chapters are then presented on Ghana, Philippines, Bolivia, Jordan, Zambia and Indonesia, all with varying degrees of private sector involvement and regulation. Finally the experiences of two richer countries are considered - Chile and England, countries with the longest experience of economic regulation and the most privatized suppliers. In all cases there is a focus on the very necessary role of customer involvement in price-setting and service monitoring and on the role of alternative (private) service providers. Author Biography Richard Franceys is Senior Lecturer in Water and Sanitation Management and Esther Gerlach is a Research Associate, both at the Centre for Water Research, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK. Table of Contents Preface * Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor * Economic Regulation * Regulating for the Poor * Monitoring Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Public Providers for the Poor * Regulating Management and Concession Contracts for the Poor * Regulating Divested Water Utilities for the Poor * Regulating Alternative Providers for the Poor * Involving and Empowering Poor Customers * Pro-poor Economic Regulation * Index Review The book is well designed, with excellent glossaries, references, tables, figures and index... As a book to have available to students of primary health, public health, health promotion, and not forgetting development studies this book is an extremely useful resource, and whilst it may challenge some personal ideologies this should not detract from the very sound and informative content i? in fact it would produce some challenging tutorial materials. Australian Journal of Primary Health Review Quote This excellent book makes a major contribution to the literature on regulation in a pro-poor direction for urban water supply. It is extremely relevant for policy-makers striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goal for halving the share of worlds population without access to clean and affordable water. - Andrew Nickson, University of Birmingham, UK The book is well designed, with excellent glossaries, references, tables, figures and index... As a book to have available to students of primary health, public health, health promotion, and not forgetting development studies this book is an extremely useful resource, and whilst it may challenge some personal ideologies this should not detract from the very sound and informative content Details ISBN1844076172 Short Title REGULATING WATER & SANITATION Language English ISBN-10 1844076172 ISBN-13 9781844076178 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 363.610 Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Imprint Earthscan Ltd Subtitle Economic Regulation for Public and Private Partnerships Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Richard Franceys Author Esther Gerlach DOI 10.1604/9781844076178 AU Release Date 2008-08-01 NZ Release Date 2008-08-01 UK Release Date 2008-08-01 Pages 304 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2008-08-01 Alternative 9781138997172 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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