Privatisation of Water: A Historical Perspective

@inproceedings{Prasad2007PrivatisationOW,
  title={Privatisation of Water: A Historical Perspective},
  author={Naren Prasad},
  year={2007}
}
This article tries to understand today’s debates on PSP in water supply from a historical perspective. It presents the history of PSP in the water supply. It then presents the current situation of the water debate and explains how it is shaped by international organisations. In the final section the article argues why PSP debate should be re-thought, not in terms of private versus public put within a general reform context. 
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