State government versus state capital control
- From: Vol 4, Issue 5 (May 2003)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: Brazil
The São Paulo case raises broader issues about the level of city and state control.
The dispute between the São Paulo city government and its state water company is mirrored in several other Brazilian states.
In most states, the capital city accounts for the bulk of state water company income. The latter would be severely weakened if their city operations were stripped out of the business. The privatisation of state capital operations to date ...
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