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Introduction to Special Issue on the Material Cultures of Financialisation (2016)
Journal Article
Bayliss, K., Fine, B., & Robertson, M. (2016). Introduction to Special Issue on the Material Cultures of Financialisation. New Political Economy, 22(4), 355-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2017.1259304

This paper offers a wide-ranging introduction to the symposium on the material culture of financialisation. It begins by addressing the nature of financialisation itself, drawing on a tight definition in order to distinguish the phenomenon of financi... Read More about Introduction to Special Issue on the Material Cultures of Financialisation.

Material cultures of water financialisation in England and Wales (2016)
Journal Article
Bayliss, K. (2016). Material cultures of water financialisation in England and Wales. New Political Economy, 22(4), 383-397. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2017.1259300

The ownership structure of the water and sewerage sector has changed substantially in England and Wales (EW) since the 10 companies were listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. The majority of firms are now delisted and a number of companies are... Read More about Material cultures of water financialisation in England and Wales.

The Financialization of Water (2014)
Journal Article
Bayliss, K. (2014). The Financialization of Water. Review of Radical Political Economics, 14(3), 292-307. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613413506076

This paper aims to locate developments in water delivery within broader financialization trends by considering three aspects of water management. First, despite clear failings of privatization over the past twenty years, state support for the private... Read More about The Financialization of Water.

Financing Water in Africa (2013)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bayliss, K. Financing Water in Africa

Despite repeated policy initiatives from donors and governments, the human and economic cost of continued lack of access to safe water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa remains high. Progress is in large part constrained by a persistent ‘financing... Read More about Financing Water in Africa.

Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania (2012)
Report
Bayliss, K., Newborne, P., & Tucker, J. (2012). Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania

This report for WaterAid presents findings from research into the impact of selected IDA-funded projects on water supply and sanitation services in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on the impact on poor areas and households... Read More about Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania.

Services and supply chains: The role of the domestic private sector in water service delivery in Tanzania (2011)
Report
Bayliss, K., & Tukai, R. (2011). Services and supply chains: The role of the domestic private sector in water service delivery in Tanzania

Private water vendors provide a means by which households without an individual piped connection to the utility network access water across tanzania’s capital city —dar es Salaam. Perhaps surprisingly, the most expensive water originates from a publi... Read More about Services and supply chains: The role of the domestic private sector in water service delivery in Tanzania.

Output-based Contracts in Small Town Water Supply in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bayliss, K., & Watasa, S. Output-based Contracts in Small Town Water Supply in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities

This report presents findings from a review of the role of the domestic private sector in the delivery of urban water in Uganda. It focuses on Private Operators (POs) in small towns. POs have been operating water systems in small towns under manageme... Read More about Output-based Contracts in Small Town Water Supply in Uganda: Challenges and Opportunities.