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Counterpoint – Crisis‐Ridden Water Systems Should Go Public
Author(s) -
Sharpe William E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04946.x
Subject(s) - counterpoint , public ownership , business , land tenure , market economy , economics , sociology , geography , pedagogy , archaeology , agriculture
Privatization of water systems is not a cure‐all for crisis‐ridden utilities as suggested in the February 1982 “Viewpoint.” What profit‐oriented company would be likely to purchase a deteriorating system, and what effect would such a purchase have on consumers? William E. Sharpe, water resources specialist with the Institute for Research on Land and Water Resources at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., argues that public ownership is more equitable for all consumers than private ownership.