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It is an unquestionable fact that water is a sine qua non for all forms of life on earth. Furthermore, economic and social development of countries requires the access of all citizens to adequate and safe water supply services. World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in September 2002 stressed the importance of water under the slogan “No Water No Future”. However, current policies pursued in this regard treat the issue as a problem of operation and management rather than one related to the scarcity of resources. Full transfer of service costs to users (full cost recovery), mottos like “user pays-polluter pays” and commercialization and privatization of related services are the basic instruments of this policy.
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Görer, N. (2003). Commercialization and Privatization of Urban Water and Sewerage Services In Turkey: Poverty Reduction View. In: Olcay Ünver, İ.H., Gupta, R.K., Kibaroğlu, A. (eds) Water Development and Poverty Reduction. Natural Resource Management and Policy, vol 25. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0423-8_10
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