The remunicipalization of Parisian water services: new challenges for local authorities and policy implications

In 2010, Parisian authorities remunicipalized water services. This paper addresses three main questions: How did this reform come about? Why did public authorities return to a public management model for water services? What are the main policy implications? It identifies two critical factors: (1) the promotion of a revisited model of public-private partnerships by international institutions, and (2) the rise of a new political vision amongst local authorities concerning their own role as key actors in water services management.