This is a kind reminder of our upcoming webinar on water privatization, where you will have a unique opportunity to join the presentations and discussions of the editor (Prof. Mildred Warner, Cornell University) and authors of the special issue "Water Privatization: Lessons and Pitfalls", recently published in Utilities Policy.
This special issue analyzes privatization in water. Historically, the key questions around water privatization were related to efficiency, costs, and prices, but the debate also needs to address broader questions of regulation and governance. This special issue includes the most recent studies of ownership and performance with papers from the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
Join us for a Webinar!
Time: November 16, 2021, 3 PM (UTC)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ysi.ineteconomics.org/project/616988206a93c2608225b76a/event/61698a9b6a93c2608225b8c7
Schedule and Presenters:
Renan P. Almeida, Federal University of Sao Joal del Rei, Brazil.
Presentation on the Urban and Regional Economics Working Group – YSI/INET
Mildred Warner, Cornell University, US.
Introduction to the Special Issue
Costs and Performance (1:15h)
Gregory Pierce, UCLA, US
Multifaceted intra-city water system arrangements in California: Influences and implications for residents
Kyle Onda, UNC, US
Water systems in California: Ownership, geography, and affordability
Andreas Polk, ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Germany
Do political links influence water prices? Determinants of water prices in Germany
Gabriella D'Amore, University of Naples, Italy
Ownership and sustainability of Italian water utilities: The stakeholder role
- Break – 10 min*
History, Finance and Control (1:25h)
Renan Almeida, UFSJ, Brazil
Water and sanitation governance between austerity and financialization
David McDonald, Queen's University, Canada
From pragmatic to politicized? The future of water remunicipalization in the United States
Mildred Warner, Cornell, US
US privatization and reverse privatization rates
Marcela Gonzalez Rivas, University of Pittsburgh, US
Pittsburgh’s translocal social movement: A case of the new public water