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Water nationalization and service quality

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  • Borraz, Fernando
  • Pampillon, Nicolas Gonzalez
  • Olarreaga, Marcelo

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The objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Uruguay's privatization and subsequent nationalization of water services on network access and water quality. The results suggest that although the early privatization of water services had little impact on access to the sanitation network, the subsequent nationalization led to an increase in network access at the bottom of the income distribution as well as an improvement in water quality.

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  • Borraz, Fernando & Pampillon, Nicolas Gonzalez & Olarreaga, Marcelo, 2013. "Water nationalization and service quality," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6318, The World Bank.
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    Town Water Supply and Sanitation; Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions; Water and Industry; Water Conservation; Infrastructure Regulation;
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