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World Bank - Improving the Performance of China's Urban Water Utilities
Abstract
Providing high quality urban services is fundamental to sustaining
China’s growth. As China transitions to a market economy, municipal
utilities—including those providing water and wastewater services, are
evolving into commercially viable companies under government oversight.
Great challenges confront the reform process for China’s water
utilities, including rapid urbanization and emerging inequality coupled
with severe water scarcity and degradation. Cities and their water utilities
must provide services within a complex mosaic of policies and regulations
provided by national and provincial governments. In China, as
throughout the world, water is also a sensitive political issue. Governments
are keen to provide good water service, but also attuned to
the need to ensure that tariffs are socially acceptable. This report presents
a strategic framework and set of recommendations for addressing
these challenges and accelerating improvements in China’s urban
water utilities.
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