Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review

Lima, Sónia; Brochado, Ana; Marques, Rui Cunha

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2021.101182

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“…Next, a content analysis of the articles was performed using Leximancer, a software application that automatically extracts semantic networks from qualitative data. This software has been used in previous systematic literature reviews (e.g., Crofts and Bisman 2010;Lima et al, 2021) to generate concept maps based on the co-occurrence of words present in abstracts. The present semantic analysis identified the main themes in the abstracts and explored the relationships between key themes.…”

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Savings and financial literacy: a review of selected literature

Brochado¹,

Mendes²

2021

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This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on financial literacy and savings. A total of 183 articles published between 2005 and 2019 were analyzed. The review relied on hybrid methods, namely, descriptive, semantic network and narrative analyses. The lexical analysis of the articles' abstracts identified 11 themes: financial literacy, financial literacy measurement, correlates, savings, savings type, financial education, target group, theories, personal finance, financial preparation and financial inclusion. The findings include avenues for future research. * The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the CMVM. The Portuguese version of this paper has been accepted for publication in Cadernos do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (forthcoming). A. Descriptive AnalysisResearch on the relationship between financial literacy and savings is a relatively recent topic in academic literature. Half of the 183 articles under analysis were published between 2016 and 2019, and approximately 20 percent of the papers were published in 2019, appearing overall in 109 different journals. Eight journals account for 28 percent of the studies:

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Savings and financial literacy: a review of selected literature

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2021

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Savings and financial literacy: a brief review of selected literature

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2021

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This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on financial literacy and savings. A total of 183 articles published between 2005 and 2019 were analysed. The review relied on hybrid methods, namely, descriptive, semantic network and narrative analyses. The lexical analysis of the articles' abstracts identified 11 themes: financial literacy, financial literacy measurement, correlates, savings, savings type, financial education, target group, theories, personal finance, financial preparation and financial inclusion. The findings include avenues for future research.

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“…Limited profitability, the prevalence of Estimates from the World Bank suggests that the number of PPPs in the water sector grew steadily through the 1990s, peaked around 2007, and fluctuate around a lower level thereafter (Figures 1 and 2). The drop and lack of resurgence in PPPs are often attributed to project-specific failures [6,7], country-specific policies [8], or challenges of conducting business in politically fragile and economically weak states [9]. Commonly reported issues include overbuilding, underbidding, inaccurate cost estimation for capital as well as maintenance, cost-saving decisions by private partners, overreliance on debt financing, lack of expertise in management, poor service provision, poor customer service, and an overall public skepticism of privatization compounded by financial uncertainty [7,10].…”

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Bridges over Troubled Waters? The Political Economy of Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector

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Joshi

2021

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Global concerns about water security and water scarcity are motivating local governments, investors, and international financial institutions to prioritize investments in the water sector. Over the past thirty years, public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been popular mechanisms for encouraging private sector investment and helping local governments overcome economic, political, and technical challenges associated with large infrastructure projects in the water, electricity, and transportation sectors. We argue that the political economy factors that affect the prevalence of PPPs in the water sector—which must serve broad populations of people at low cost—are different than other types of infrastructure projects. We use the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) database to explore factors that affect the likelihood that PPPs will be initiated in water relative to other sectors, and in water treatment relative to water utilities. We demonstrate that the likelihoods of PPPs in the water sector and water treatment are positively correlated with levels of output from industries that are water-intensive and pollution-intensive when the host country relies heavily on fossil fuels to generate electricity. Furthermore, when corruption levels are high, projects are more likely to be initiated in water than in other sectors, but those investments are more likely to be in water utilities than water treatment.

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Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review

Cited by 44 publications

References 66 publications

Savings and financial literacy: a review of selected literature

Savings and financial literacy: a review of selected literature

Savings and financial literacy: a brief review of selected literature

Bridges over Troubled Waters? The Political Economy of Public-Private Partnerships in the Water Sector

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