Of liquid dreams: a political ecology of water privatization in Buenos Aires
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Auteurs : Alexander J. Loftus ; David A. Mcdonald [Canada]Source :
- Environment and urbanization [ 0956-2478 ] ; 2001-10.
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- Administrative reform, Agua, Aguas argentinas, Aguas argentinas claims, Aire, Argentina, Argentine, Argentine government, Argentine history, Bidding process, Brief overview, Buenos, Buenos aires, Buenos aires concession, Buenos aires sewerage, Buenos aires water concession, Case studies, Cent increase, Cent share, Cent tariff reduction, Community groups, Community organizations, Concession, Concession area, Concession contract, Contractual agreements, Contractual obligations, Corruption charges, Current president, Development bank, Development studies programme, Economic emergency, Economic model, Etoss, Executive branch, Expansion plans, Field interviews, First period, First stage, Fiscal surplus, Gran buenos aires, Independent regulator, Infrastructure, Infrastructure charge, International finance corporation, Interviewee, Investment plans, June, Labour, Labour leaders, Labour movement, Large part, Latin america, Lite, Lite groups, Main water sector union, Manila water concession, Maria julia alsogaray, Menem, Municipality, National government, October, Open veins, Original contract, Other hand, Oxford university press, Pages water privatization, Performance levels, Peron, Political instability, Poorer areas, Prensa economica, Price increases, Primary treatment, Private company, Private sector, Private sector participation, Privatization, Privatization committee, Privatization process, Propiedad participada, Public hearing, Public input, Public sector, Public services, Rapid privatization, Regulator, Regulatory agency, Renegotiation, Safety standards, Same rate, Second period, Second plan, Second stage, Secondary sources, Secondary treatment, Septic tanks, Serious arrears, Serious pollution, Service delivery, Several interviewees, Several years, Sewage treatment, Sewerage, Sewerage connections, Sewerage coverage, Sewerage network, Sgbatos, Suez lyonnaise, Suma, Surcharge, Tariff, Tariff increase, Tariff increases, Total population, Trabajadores argentinos, Union leaders, Union movement, Universal surcharge, Unpublished manuscript, Wastewater sector, Water bills, Water companies, Water company, Water concession, Water coverage, Water network, Water privatization, Water rates, Water sector, Water supply, Water tables, Water tariffs, World bank.
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- Administrative reform, Agua, Aguas argentinas, Aguas argentinas claims, Aire, Argentina, Argentine, Argentine government, Argentine history, Bidding process, Brief overview, Buenos, Buenos aires, Buenos aires concession, Buenos aires sewerage, Buenos aires water concession, Case studies, Cent increase, Cent share, Cent tariff reduction, Community groups, Community organizations, Concession, Concession area, Concession contract, Contractual agreements, Contractual obligations, Corruption charges, Current president, Development bank, Development studies programme, Economic emergency, Economic model, Etoss, Executive branch, Expansion plans, Field interviews, First period, First stage, Fiscal surplus, Gran buenos aires, Independent regulator, Infrastructure, Infrastructure charge, International finance corporation, Interviewee, Investment plans, June, Labour, Labour leaders, Labour movement, Large part, Latin america, Lite, Lite groups, Main water sector union, Manila water concession, Maria julia alsogaray, Menem, Municipality, National government, October, Open veins, Original contract, Other hand, Oxford university press, Pages water privatization, Performance levels, Peron, Political instability, Poorer areas, Prensa economica, Price increases, Primary treatment, Private company, Private sector, Private sector participation, Privatization, Privatization committee, Privatization process, Propiedad participada, Public hearing, Public input, Public sector, Public services, Rapid privatization, Regulator, Regulatory agency, Renegotiation, Safety standards, Same rate, Second period, Second plan, Second stage, Secondary sources, Secondary treatment, Septic tanks, Serious arrears, Serious pollution, Service delivery, Several interviewees, Several years, Sewage treatment, Sewerage, Sewerage connections, Sewerage coverage, Sewerage network, Sgbatos, Suez lyonnaise, Suma, Surcharge, Tariff, Tariff increase, Tariff increases, Total population, Trabajadores argentinos, Union leaders, Union movement, Universal surcharge, Unpublished manuscript, Wastewater sector, Water bills, Water companies, Water company, Water concession, Water coverage, Water network, Water privatization, Water rates, Water sector, Water supply, Water tables, Water tariffs, World bank.
Abstract
The privatization of water and sanitation in Buenos Aires has been hailed by its neo-liberal proponents as an unprecedented success. This paper takes a deeper and more critical look than many of these accounts. It looks at political and economic changes within Argentina in order to explain the troubling findings regarding the performance of Aguas Argentinas, the private company that won the concession for most of Buenos Aires. The paper begins with a brief overview of the political and economic context in Argentina before describing the process involved in the water privatization in Buenos Aires. It then discusses the outcomes, including changes in coverage and charges to end users as well as impacts on labour and the environment. The paper describes how the promised reduction in water tariffs did not materialize (in fact the opposite occurred) and how agreed-upon targets for expanding sewerage connections and sewage treatment were not met. It also describes how the national government intervened to support the water company in conflicts with the regulatory agency and even by-passed the regulatory agency when the water company wanted to renegotiate the contract. Finally, the role of international financial institutions in this process is discussed.
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<front><div type="abstract" xml:lang="en">The privatization of water and sanitation in Buenos Aires has been hailed by its neo-liberal proponents as an unprecedented success. This paper takes a deeper and more critical look than many of these accounts. It looks at political and economic changes within Argentina in order to explain the troubling findings regarding the performance of Aguas Argentinas, the private company that won the concession for most of Buenos Aires. The paper begins with a brief overview of the political and economic context in Argentina before describing the process involved in the water privatization in Buenos Aires. It then discusses the outcomes, including changes in coverage and charges to end users as well as impacts on labour and the environment. The paper describes how the promised reduction in water tariffs did not materialize (in fact the opposite occurred) and how agreed-upon targets for expanding sewerage connections and sewage treatment were not met. It also describes how the national government intervened to support the water company in conflicts with the regulatory agency and even by-passed the regulatory agency when the water company wanted to renegotiate the contract. Finally, the role of international financial institutions in this process is discussed.</div>
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