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David Zetland on Water

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The Importance of Skin in the Game in Water Management

In developed countries, it's a lot harder to compete with the monopoly because they have ridiculous economies of scale. In developing countries where this competition is allowed, you can have fairly dramatic improvements in water quality. Competition encourages people to have to do a good job because people have alternatives. The easiest place to look for competition is for urban water is in developing countries.

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