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 delivery of water and electricity.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction and Overview Privatization’s Shaky Theoretical Foundations; B.Fine Privatization in Practice; K.Bayliss & B.Fine Rethinking the Rethink: The World Bank and Privatization; B.Fine & K.Bayliss Water and Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa; K.Bayliss Ghana: Privatization – A Work in Progress; K.Bayliss & R.Amenga-Etego Tanzania: From Nationalization to Privatization – and Back?; K.Bayliss Zambia: The Commercialization of Urban Water and Sanitation; H.Dagdeviren Namibia: Lessons from Commercialization; K.Bayliss Conclusion and Alternatives
Circa l’autore
RUDOLF NSORWINE AMENGA-ETEGO Executive Director of the Foundation for Grassroots Initiatives in Africa (Grass Roots Africa), Accra, Ghana HULYA DAGDEVIREN Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Hertfordshire, UK