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1. 1. Drops of knowledge : a case study of the private water market in Guayaquil, Ecuador

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Josephine Biro; [2018]
   Keywords : Tap water; privatization; concession contract; governmentality; water strategy; Guayaquil; Ecuador;

   Abstract : Many funtions like infrastructure and resource management in Latin America are governed by the state, but lately there seems to be a shift in governance in favor for private actors. One example where this is seen is in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador where a privatization of the water market has taken place by the signing of a 30 year long concession contract between the state owned authority EMAPAG-EP, La Empresa Municipal de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado de Guayaquil - Empresa Pública, and the private company Interagua. READ MORE