Reacties op: Water privatization, globalization and poverty http://www.nl-aid.org/domain/water/water-privatization-globalization-and-poverty-2/ NL-Aid is a 'blog and news agency' about foreign aid, development cooperation, international politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Door: Anindyo Sarkar http://www.nl-aid.org/domain/water/water-privatization-globalization-and-poverty-2/#comment-8374 Anindyo Sarkar Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:21:01 +0000 http://www.nl-aid.org/?p=7844#comment-8374 The author has completely made up his mind that provatization of water resources is a bad concept even before looking into it deeper. Before discussing corruption issues (which are there) with the private water companies, he should also have addressed the rampant corruption prevalent in the governmental agencies delegated with this responsibility in the third world countries. Countries like India, Yemen, Pakistan have allocated billions of dollars of scare resources for providing water to parched population and has recieved a minimal returns. Most of the budget has been consumed in corruption. Provatization would provide accountability for any transgression and one point of conatact for investigation. If people can pay for electricity, they acan also pay for water. Govt can waive fees and subsidize for poorer population. Under this structure a proper municipal funding process involving revolving bond can also be initiated to have continuing financing. Just for your information, in USA, only a minority of the population receieves awater from private companies. The public entities providing water are also under strict regulatory oversight both from quality and rates. Most people pay water bills and some are subsidized. The bootmline is, under current structure, the only beneficiaries in the Third worls countries are the corrupt government agencies and ministers involvesd in this task. The author has completely made up his mind that provatization of water resources is a bad concept even before looking into it deeper. Before discussing corruption issues (which are there) with the private water companies, he should also have addressed the rampant corruption prevalent in the governmental agencies delegated with this responsibility in the third world countries. Countries like India, Yemen, Pakistan have allocated billions of dollars of scare resources for providing water to parched population and has recieved a minimal returns. Most of the budget has been consumed in corruption. Provatization would provide accountability for any transgression and one point of conatact for investigation. If people can pay for electricity, they acan also pay for water. Govt can waive fees and subsidize for poorer population. Under this structure a proper municipal funding process involving revolving bond can also be initiated to have continuing financing. Just for your information, in USA, only a minority of the population receieves awater from private companies. The public entities providing water are also under strict regulatory oversight both from quality and rates. Most people pay water bills and some are subsidized.

The bootmline is, under current structure, the only beneficiaries in the Third worls countries are the corrupt government agencies and ministers involvesd in this task.

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