The challenges faced by both developed and developing nations to collect, distribute, and conserve water are becoming even more difficult. While different strategies have been attempted by different governments, an economically viable solution appears to be the use of increasing block-rate...

This paper studies various aspects of the increasing role of private investment in the water services and sanitation (WSS) sector in developing countries. We start by surveying the different types of private sector participation (PSP) in the WSS sector, and the share of public and private...