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Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Delivering on Electricity and Water

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Kate Bayliss

    1. Public Services International Research Unit, London, UK

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  2. Ben Fine

    1. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction and Overview

    1. Introduction and Overview

      • Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine
      Pages 1-10

  3. The Privatization Experiment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Privatization’s Shaky Theoretical Foundations

      • Ben Fine
      Pages 13-30

    3. Privatization in Practice

      • Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine
      Pages 31-54

    4. Rethinking the Rethink: The World Bank and Privatization

      • Ben Fine, Kate Bayliss
      Pages 55-87

    5. Water and Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Kate Bayliss
      Pages 88-122

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Ghana: Privatization — A Work in Progress

      • Kate Bayliss, Rudolf Amenga-Etego
      Pages 125-150

    3. Tanzania: From Nationalization to Privatization — and Back?

      • Kate Bayliss
      Pages 151-180

    4. Zambia: The Commercialization of Urban Water and Sanitation

      • Hulya Dagdeviren
      Pages 181-207

    5. Namibia: Lessons from Commercialization

      • Kate Bayliss
      Pages 208-234

    6. Conclusion and Alternatives

      • Kate Bayliss, Ben Fine
      Pages 235-248

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 249-268
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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.

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'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

Editors and Affiliations

  • Public Services International Research Unit, London, UK

    Kate Bayliss

  • School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK

    Ben Fine

About the editors

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

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