Public-Private Partnerships: An Alternative for the Co-Financing of Public Works in the Urban Water and Sanitation Sector in Ecuador

The search for new and creative mechanisms for co-financing of local public works, mainly in the water and sanitation sector, would be a priority exercise in Ecuador given the current context of economic crisis in the country as a result of the collapse of the price of the principal export commodity such as oil and the payment of external debt obligations that have substantially reduced the country’s fiscal income and therefore the capacity for investment in public works. The main objective of this research is to present real alternatives for investment and financing of municipal public works in the current economic situation in which the Municipal Decentralized Autonomous Governments GAD must deal with the provision of public infrastructure mainly with their own re-sources and without major contributions from the Government Central. The methodology used is content analysis of the models of co-financing, management and administration of public water and sanitation services, such as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), can be analyzed as a viable alternative to guarantee the human right to water and a healthy environment that contemplates Constitution of the country. PPP are viable as an exceptional measure of collaboration between the public and private sector for the water and sanitation sector.

• Autor principal: Chafla-Martínez, Pablo Ramiro (author)
• Format: article
• Idioma: spa
• Publicat: 2020
• Matèries: Public policy; Public sector policy developing; Public-private agreements; Provision of public and private goods; Well-being; Política pública; Desarrollo de políticas públicas sectoriales; Acuerdos público-privados; Provisión de bienes públicos y privados; Bienestar
• Accés en línia: https://revistas.ute.edu.ec/index.php/economia-y-negocios/article/view/822