Institutions, politics, and contracts : the attempt to privatize the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Peru

The main reason Lima failed to implement a concession was geographical: the scarcity of water sources meant high marginal costs, partly for pumping water from deep wells and building adequate storage for dry periods. High extraction costs were compounded by years of neglect; much of the system neede...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alcázar, Lorena
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Xu, Lixin Colin, Zuluaga, Ana Maria
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2000
Series:Policy research working paper no. 2478
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