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In the Public Interest

In the Public Interest

Democracy, shared prosperity, and the common good

In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.

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Democracy, shared prosperity, and the common good

In the Public Interest is a comprehensive research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting.

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Home Water and Wastewater

A Closer Look: Veolia Environnement

Veolia Water North America, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., is the top private water services contractor in the United States. With $546 million in revenue from 166 government clients, it dominated the country’s water [...]
September 2010
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Has Water Privatization Gone Too Far in New Jersey? An independent analysis of New Jersey’s [...]

This report discusses New Jersey's unsatisfactory experiences with water privatization, including poor service and high rates, and urges the state of New Jersey not to auction off water utilities or outsource sewer services, [...]
June 2010
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Water Privatization Threatens Workers, Consumers and Local Economies

This report discusses three main ways that private operation and management of water and sewer systems can affect workers and their communities.
June 2009
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Water Privatization Trends in the United States: Human Rights, National Security, and Public [...]

This article argues that privatization of water and public water systems pose underappreciated risks to both public rights and national security in the United States. [...]
May 2009
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Money Down the Drain: How Private Control of Water Wastes Public Resources

This report finds that private water utilities charge higher rates than municipalities and that privatization does not increase the efficiency of water and sewer systems.
February 2009
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Costly Returns: How Corporations Could Profit from Inflating the Already High Cost of Repairing the Nation’s Crumbling Water and Sewer Infrastructure

This report discusses private companies' efforts to privatize water utilities to the detriment of the public interest.
June 2008
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The Failure of Water Utilities Privatization: Synthesis of Evidence, Analysis and Implications

This study finds that water privatization has not relieved governments of the burden of investment financing and that claims of increased efficiency due to privatization are unsubstantiated.
March 2008
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Competition or Monopoly? Comparing Privatization of Local Public Services in the U.S. and Spain

This paper compares water privatization in local governments between the US and Spain.
January 2008
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Economic Failures of Private Water Systems

This report finds that private water companies are more expensive than publicly owned utilities.
December 2007
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Privatization of Solid Waste and Water Services: What Happened to Costs Savings?

This paper conducts a meta analysis of all published econometric studies of water and waste production in cities since 1965 and finds little support for a link between privatization and cost savings.
July 2007
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Waves of Regret: What Some Cities Have Learned and Other Cities Should Know about Water Privatization Fiascoes in the United States

This report discusses instances of water privatization in the U.S., explains the threat that water privatization poses to consumers, and stresses the importance of protecting water systems from private control.
June 2005
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Privatization of Public Water Services: The States’ Role in Ensuring Public Accountability

This article identifies some of the important areas of water privatization in which accountability is needed and recommends state legislation establishing standards and processes for the approval of water service [...]
January 2005

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