PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY: A STUDY OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT, AND IRRIGATION SECTORS

by Vanita Gangwal ©

April 30, 2001

Research report prepared by Vanita Gangwal under the supervision of Dr. E.S. Savas for submission to the Committee on Undergraduate Honors at Baruch College of The City University of New York in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs with Honors.

TABLE 1-3 SECTORAL STRATEGIES FOR COMPETITION AND REGULATION
  Water & Wastewater Treatment Irrigation
Unbundling Activities Unbundling of bulk water from transmission and distribution Unbundling of management of main, secondary and distributary canals
Competition For the market: through leases and concessions For the market: through management contracts to user organizations or commercial companies
Objects of Regulation Price, quality, environmental protection, investment and service obligations Price, environmental protection, investment, maintenance, and service obligations
Source: Mody, Ashoka, ed. 1996. Infrastructure Delivery Private Initiative and the Public Good. World Bank, Washington D.C.