Privatization in Rural Water Supply and Customer Satisfaction: An Empirical Case Study in Vietnam

This article investigates the private sector participation in investment, management, and operation in rural water supply schemes in Vietnam. Different organizations manage rural water supply facilities, including the private sector, public sector, and others. This paper aims to compare the differen...

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Published in:Sustainability 2022-05, Vol.14 (9), p.5537
Main Authors: Anh, Nguyen Tuan, Dung, Nguyen Huu, Thu, Dao Thi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost control
Customer satisfaction
Data collection
Efficiency
Households
Infrastructure
Logit models
Participation
Performance evaluation
Private sector
Privatization
Public sector
Quality of service
Rural areas
Sanitation
Sustainability
User satisfaction
Water availability
Water conveyance
Water quality
Water supply
Water supply systems
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Summary:This article investigates the private sector participation in investment, management, and operation in rural water supply schemes in Vietnam. Different organizations manage rural water supply facilities, including the private sector, public sector, and others. This paper aims to compare the different characteristics affecting user satisfaction of water supply facilities managed by the private sector and the remaining sectors. An ordered logit model was utilized for calculation with the data collected from semi-structure questionnaires with 1200 households using water from rural water supply systems managed by different sectors in Vietnam. The results indicate that the water-user satisfaction with rural water supply projects managed by the private sector is higher than that in other sectors (community, cooperative, commune people’s committee), whereas there is no significant difference in customer satisfaction between systems managed by the public sector and the private sector (enterprise, private management). The water availability and quality of schemes greatly influence the customer satisfaction. Findings from this study provide considerable information for the private sector on how to improve the management and operation of water supply systems efficiently through customer satisfaction assessment.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14095537