Policy Issues for the Water and Sanitation Sectors
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Vivien Foster is an Economic Consultant at Oxford Economic Research Associates Ltd. (OXERA), in the United Kingdom. Ms. Foster specializes in the economic and environmental regulation of privatized utilities, with specific reference to the water industry. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Inter-American Development Bank
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