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¹³ Office of Evaluation and Oversight, Inter-American Development Bank, p. 24.

¹⁴ Office of Evaluation and Oversight, Inter-American Development Bank, p. 24.

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³⁴ Ojo, Boletin Electronico del Observatorio Ciudadano de Servicios Publicos, Numero 12, 27 de marzo de 2006

³⁵ Letter to General Manager of ECAPAG Sr. Jose Santos from Cesar Cardenas Ramirez, Director of Observatorio Ciudadano de Servicios Publicos, Guayaquil, February 14, 2005.

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⁴¹ Office of Evaluation and Oversight, “Evaluation of the Public Utilities Policy for Potable Water and Sanitation Services.” Inter-American Development Bank, November 4, 2002, Report RE-270.

⁴² “Govt issues basic sanitation concessions decree.” Business News Americas, Aug. 8, 2005.

⁴³ “IDB gives US$50mn nod for municipal water, sanitation.” Business News Americas, Dec. 7, 2005.

⁴⁴ Office of Evaluation and Oversight, “Evaluation of the Public Utilities Policy for Potable Water and Sanitation Services.” Inter-American Development Bank, November 4, 2002, Report RE-270.

⁴⁵ Office of Evaluation and Oversight, “Evaluation of the Public Utilities Policy for Potable Water and Sanitation Services.” Inter-American Development Bank, November 4, 2002, Report RE-270.