Pandora's water closet: competition, finance and water supplies for the poor

Pandora's water closet: competition, finance and water supplies for the poor

Increasingly, finance for water supplies is being disbursed by inviting private businesses and NGOs to tender a bid for the contract. This new situation raises all kinds of questions, including: will the competition between NGOs and private businesses be fair? Do NGOs and local businesses know what...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waterlines 2005-10, Vol.24 (2), p.22-23
Hauptverfasser: Woodhouse, Melvin, Baur, Peter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bidding
Competitive bidding
Economic competition
Finance
Local government
Nongovernmental organizations
Private sector
Profit margins
Readers' articles
Water management
Water supply
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Zusammenfassung:Increasingly, finance for water supplies is being disbursed by inviting private businesses and NGOs to tender a bid for the contract. This new situation raises all kinds of questions, including: will the competition between NGOs and private businesses be fair? Do NGOs and local businesses know what is involved in bidding for a contract? What expertise does local government need to supervise this process?
ISSN:0262-8104
1756-3488
DOI:10.3362/0262-8104.2005.051