In the spring of 2005, the Government of Mali has been negotiating significant changes to the concession Energie-du Mali (EDM), private firms that operate Mali electricity and water supply. The talks were watched anxiously from the World Bank and the French bilateral aid agencies, which have been promoting private participation as a means to improve performance and increase investment in infrastructure. Policies have had mixed results around the world, and many successes, but also a number of high-profile failures. But he had the greatest difficulty in sub-Saharan Africa, where the interest of private investors was weaker, the relatively high proportion of private concessions, leases or management contracts had been canceled and several others, as EDM, were in crisis. This case is designed to illustrate the difficulty of reforming state-owned enterprises in small and poor countries, as many of those in sub-Saharan Africa. It can also be used to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of private participation including concessions, leases and management contracts. HKS Case Number 1811.0 "Hide
by Jose Gomez-Ibanez 28 pages. Publication Date: September 25, 2005. Prod. #: HKS235-PDF-ENG
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