http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/12/07/utilities-and-the-poor-a-story-from-colombia Comments for "Utilities and the Poor: A Story from Colombia" en http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/12/07/utilities-and-the-poor-a-story-from-colombia <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-5"><div class="flexinode--8"> <strong>Session Title: </strong><br /> Measuring Success at the Base of the Pyramid</div> <div class="flexinode--12"> <strong>Date of talk or publication: </strong><br /> 2005</div> <div class="flexinode--9"> <strong>Speaker Name / Title: </strong><br /> Carlos Rufín &amp; Luis Fernando Arboleda</div> <div class="flexinode--10"> <strong>Organization: </strong><br /> Babson College</div> <div class="flexinode--11"> <strong>Description: </strong><br /> The injection of private capital and competitive market mechanisms into the supply of utility services such as potable water and electricity holds the promise of helping the poor by facilitating cheaper access to some of the essentials of life. But private ownership of utilities confronts negative past experiences, conventional wisdom, and hostile ideology. The apparent conundrum between private ownership and serving the poor can be addressed by applying the ideas of the emerging “base of the pyramid” (BOP) framework, with some important caveats.  Indeed, for private network utilities operating in developing countries, serving the BOP is not merely an opportunity, but a strategic imperative due to the need to legitimize private ownership and prevent indirect expropriation through social and political backlash.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/multimedia/2005/12/07/utilities-and-the-poor-a-story-from-colombia#comment Energy Successful Models Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:31:26 -0500 John Paul 1912 at http://www.nextbillion.net