How development aid is driving water privatisation in the world's poorest countries
by Patrick Watt, policy officer, ActionAid UK
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, local television has been broadcasting a pop video extolling the benefits of the country’s contentious privatisation programme. Meanwhile, Tanzania’s top comedian is presenting a series of short dramas involving everyday situations encountered in the country’s under-resourced and inefficient public services. The punchline is not a joke. A voiceover explains that privatisation will solve the widespread water shortages by bringing in new money, expertise and competition.
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