it is increasingly apparent that the privatization experiment in sub-Saharan Africa has failed. This book shows that the state is set to dominate service delivery for the foreseeable future in much of the region, and that the public sector must be considered as a viable policy option for the...

Sustainable infrastructure development is vital for Africa's prosperity. And now is the time to begin the transformation. This volume is the culmination of an unprecedented effort to document, analyze, and interpret the full extent of the challenge in developing Sub-Saharan Africa's...

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: SQ Service Quality -- SQ1 Drinking water quality -- SQ1.1 Assurance of structural capacity for treatment and supply -- SQ1.2 Assurance of appropriate supplied water quality -- SQ1.3 Supervision...

Cover -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Table of Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- An evolving environment -- Why a Checklist for Public Action? -- Chapter 1: Definitions, Trends and Concepts -- The private actors -- Modalities of participation and risk-sharing -- Providing a sound...

As China transitions to a market economy, municipal utilities are evolving into commercially viable companies under government oversight. Great challenges confront the reform process for China's water utilities, including rapid urbanization and emerging inequality, coupled with severe water...