Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delivering on Electricity and Water

by K. Bayliss (Editor), B. Fine (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230004856
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/12/2007
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

RUDOLF NSORWINE AMENGA-ETEGO Executive Director of the Foundation for Grassroots Initiatives in Africa (GrassRoots Africa), Accra, Ghana HULYA DAGDEVIREN Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

'In so many areas of policy, it has been a matter of 'don't do as we did (and do) do as we say' when it comes to advice and aid from developed to developing countries. As brilliantly demonstrated by this book, the same has been true in relation to privatisation and public sector provision. The results have been disastrous not least in light of what could have been achieved by alternative forms of public delivery of basic services to the poor.' - Ha-Joon Chang, author of Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

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