2015
DOI: 10.5089/9781484391198.006
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Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?: Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments

Abstract: Finger, and an IMF Staff Team 2 Authorized for distribution by Siddharth Tiwari June 2015 DISCLAIMER: This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published to elicit comments and to further debate.

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“…Among its manifold privatization conditionalities, water privatization has been imposed by the IMF in developing countries (43). Against the backdrop of previous research, our findings suggest that the more educatedwho tend to also have higher socioeconomic status-stand out as the principal beneficiaries of this measure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…Among its manifold privatization conditionalities, water privatization has been imposed by the IMF in developing countries (43). Against the backdrop of previous research, our findings suggest that the more educatedwho tend to also have higher socioeconomic status-stand out as the principal beneficiaries of this measure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…For example, Kochhar et al [14] estimate that the quantity of drinking water subsidies worldwide for the year 2012 accounted for an estimated value of 456 trillion dollars-this represents 0.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) worldwide. Furthermore, the increase of water subsidies in vulnerable sectors, such as low-income households, contributes to reductions in poverty and improves well-being.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The few studies on water distribution among households show that access to water is, in general, unequal when comparing its distribution among different groups of society [14]. As with other natural resources-such as soil, woodlands and so forth-water distribution is not equitable among different segments of the population and it is envisaged that water scarcity and inequality will rise in the future [15].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…sin embargo, la magnitud de los subsidios que se otorgan a los usuarios de servicios públicos puede representar un costo de oportunidad para el gasto público del estado y para los costos de operación y mantenimiento de las empresas que prestan los servicios de agua. Por ejemplo, Kochhar et al (2015) estiman que la cantidad de subsidios al agua potable a nivel mundial para el año 2012 implicaba un valor aproximado de 456 billones de dólares, esto es, 0.6 por ciento del producto interno bruto mundial (pib). Por otra parte, aumentar el acceso al agua de sectores vulnerables, como los hogares con bajos ingresos, contribuye a la reducción de la pobreza y la mejora de su bienestar.…”
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