From 1985 until 2009, water distribution service has been delegated to private operators in Paris. Starting from 2001, a progressive process of re-publicisation (in the sense of a reappropriation by the local authority of its role of organising authority) has been developed. It has led to the...

During 2009-2011, the Scientific Commission “Public Economy, Public Services” of CIRIEC International has embarked on a series of researches on local public services bearing fruit in national sectoral monographs. The water sector is one of the sectors analysed. This first synthesis of nine...

France is the European country where water service delegated management to private companies is most developed. Here, about only 21% of the population in water supply and 47% in wastewater treatment are served by a public operator through a direct management (régie). This paper analyses the...