Open Access BASE2011

Les élites locales face à l'introduction du secteur privé : une expérience de gestion déléguée du secteur de l'eau à Tripoli (Liban)

Abstract

As part of a reform of the water sector in Lebanon, the first attempt of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Lebanon was conducted from 2003 to 2007. Ondeo-Liban, a subsidiary of the multinational Suez-Environment, was contracted to manage the drinking water service in the area of responsibility of the Tripoli Water Authority - which was later incorporated into the North Lebanon Water Establishment. The objective of the contract was to improve domestic water supply services in Tripoli and its suburbs while modernizing the public administration, which, until then, was unable to ensure proper service and was in very bad financial conditions. The Lebanese context is deeply marked by clientelism and cronyism and privatization has often been conducted for the benefit of economic and political elites. My presentation seeks to understand the interactions between the private firm and local elites during this time. Because literature on delegation of water management in developing countries often focuses on institutional aspects, through this case study, I would like to bring the politics back into the analysis and try to understand how the introduction of a private actors does, or does not affect clientelist networks. ; Dans le cadre de la réforme du secteur de l'eau menée au Liban depuis 2000, une première expérience de partenariat public-privé (PPP) est menée dans la ville de Tripoli entre 2003 et 2007. Ondeo-Liban, une filiale de la multinationale Suez-Environnement, est engagée pour gérer le service d'eau potable sur le territoire de l'Office des Eaux de Tripoli. L'objectif du contrat, financé par l'Agence Française du Développement, est d'améliorer l'approvisionnement en eau de Tripoli et de ses banlieues tout en modernisant une administration publique qui connaît d'importantes difficultés de fonctionnement depuis la fin de la guerre civile. Dans un contexte libanais fortement marqué par le clientélisme, cette présentation cherche à analyser les interactions entre l'entreprise privée et les élites locales pendant ...

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