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90% of urban water supply and sanitation services are currently in the ______________(a) industry(b) agriculture(c) government(d) public sector |
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Answer» Right choice is (d) public sector To elaborate: They are owned by the state or local authorities, or also by collectives or cooperatives. They run without an aim for profit but are based on the ethos of providing a common good considered to be of public interest. In most middle and low-income countries, these publicly owned and managed water providers can be inefficient as a result of political interference, leading to over-staffing and low labour productivity. |
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