Assessment of privatisation effects on water access in developing countries

In most developing countries, relative scarcity of water goes along with a continuous deterioration in its quality. This paper offers some considerations about the private sector involvement (Private Sector Participation, PSP) in the management of water services in developing countries. The analysis mainly focuses on social implications and limits itself to verifying whether privatisation can contribute to expand water access. For this purpose a series of reference cases have been presented, which will constitute the basis for the observations of the last part of this paper.