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Introduction  Water Pricing: an Outsider’s Perspective  Water Pricing Reforms: Issues and Challenges of Implementation  Problems with Private Water Concessions: A Review of Experiences in Latin America and other Regions  The Functions, Impacts and Effectiveness of Water Pricing: Evidence from The United States and Canada  Key Issues and Experience in U.S. Water Services Privatization  Institutional Framework for Water Tariffs in the Buenos Aires Concession, Argentina  Concepts of the Chilean Sanitation Legislation: Efficient Charges and Targeted Subsidies  Considerations on Price Setting for Water Use Charge in Brazil  Water Charges: Paying for the Commons in Brazil  Water Reform Across the State/Society Divide: the Case of Ceará, Brazil  Participation of the Private Sector in Water and Sanitation Services: Assessment of Guanajuato, Mexico  Water Prices in Spain: Possible Application for Latin America