Water metering in England and Wales
The transformation of water services that began with the privatisation of water companies in 1989 extended to households with the implementation of water metering. Meters 'privatised' water and the cost of provision by allocating to individual households costs that had previously been shar...
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| description | The transformation of water services that began with the privatisation of water companies in 1989 extended to households with the implementation of water metering. Meters 'privatised' water and the cost of provision by allocating to individual households costs that had previously been shared within the community. This (ongoing) conversion of common pool to private good has mostly improved economic, environmental and social impacts, but the potential burden of metering on poorer households has slowed the transition. Stronger anti-poverty programmes would be better at addressing this poverty barrier than existing coping mechanisms reliant on subsidies from other water consumers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ed3135582cc45bc815e7efdcd72664d2022-12-21T21:21:06ZengWater Alternatives AssociationWater Alternatives1965-01751965-01752016-02-0191120138Water metering in England and WalesDavid Zetland0Leiden University College, The HagueThe transformation of water services that began with the privatisation of water companies in 1989 extended to households with the implementation of water metering. Meters 'privatised' water and the cost of provision by allocating to individual households costs that had previously been shared within the community. This (ongoing) conversion of common pool to private good has mostly improved economic, environmental and social impacts, but the potential burden of metering on poorer households has slowed the transition. Stronger anti-poverty programmes would be better at addressing this poverty barrier than existing coping mechanisms reliant on subsidies from other water consumers.http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol9/v9issue1/307-a9-1-6/fileWater meterscollective goodsprivatisationregulationEnglandWales |
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| title | Water metering in England and Wales |
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| title_short | Water metering in England and Wales |
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| topic | Water meters collective goods privatisation regulation England Wales |
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