title: Regulation as a tool for improving the management of water supply and sanitation companies.
abstract: The establishment of a strong independent regulator appears to be the most successful means to remedy the endemic poor management of water supply and sanitation services. This paper discusses why this is so and illustrates the argument with reference to recent experience in Chile.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans; D011332:Privatization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012499:Sanitation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*