Download or read book Social Issues in the Provision and Pricing of Water Services written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and published by OECD. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses social issues involved in the provision and pricing of household water services in OECD countries, with a focus on affordability aspects. It also considers how environmental and social safeguards are addressed by different models of water utility ownership and management, including differing forms of private sector participation. The book explores the problems which remain in some OECD countries in terms of infrastructure and provision of water and sanitation services, and uses Mexico as an example of an OECD country where gaps still exist, especially in rural and peri-urban areas.