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Making water competition a reality
Author(s) -
Jones Alan
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00223
Subject(s) - competition (biology) , legislature , government (linguistics) , water industry , business , industrial organization , economics , market economy , engineering , water supply , political science , ecology , environmental engineering , law , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Following a decade since privatisation during which attempts at introducing competition for water services have been slow and somewhat ineffective, the government is now carrying out a review. Large‐volume users have a thirst for water competition brought about by competition in other utilities. The economic regulator needs to allow a new contestable market for industrial water services to develop whilst major structural and legislative changes to facilitate competition are contemplated.