The provision of public services involving network infrastructure must inevitably address the challenge posed by their inherent monopolies. However, much of current regulatory theory is founded on an additional paradigm in which private enterprise was expected to play a growing part in the...

All countries, especially developing countries with limited financial resources, face difficult decisions in prioritizing public funds for investment projects in order to achieve strategic public goals in the face of multiple demands. Effective investment often requires coordination between...

An understanding of the politics of the water sector during the first decade of South Africa's democracy requires an engagement with a series of parallel debates. There is a technical debate about the nature of the water supply challenge. There is an institutional politics around budget...