Alcázar, L., Xu, L. C. y Zuluaga, A. M. (2002). Institutions, politics, and contracts: the privatization attempt of the water and sanitation utility of Lima, Perú. En M. Shirley (Ed.), Thirsting for efficiency: the economics and politics of urban water system reform (pp. 103-137). Washington, DC: World Bank.

That Lima’s water system was in near-crisis was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms to reduce many of the city’s worst problems were carried out under public management. But a quarter of Lima’s citizens still had no access to water or sewerage connections, extended service interruptions were common, and more than a third of the scarce water supply was wasted. Why did the push for privatized water and sanitation fail?.