In 2006, 12 low- and middle- income countries implemented at least 47 projects that involved investment commitments totaling US$2 billion according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Database. The annual number of water projects involving the private sector...

The number of water sector projects involving the private sector grew in 2005, but investment flows to these projects fell considerably, according to just-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Database

This publication discusses the challenges faced in accelerating access to improved water and sanitation services beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. It examines the private sector provision of piped water services and on-site sanitation services in rural areas and small towns,...

"This paper uses a new dataset, "WATSAN," of private sector participation (PSP) projects for water and sanitation in developing countries to examine the determinants of the number of projects signed for each country between 1990 and 2004. The new dataset improves on existing sources, in...

Too often, services fail poor people-in access, in quality, and in affordability. But the fact that there are striking examples where basic services such as water, sanitation, health, education, and electricity do work for poor people means that governments and citizens can do a better job of...