The cyclycal trend of local public service governance: evidence from urban water management in Spain Ruiz-Villaverde, Alberto García Rubio, Miguel Ángel González Gómez, Francisco José Local government Urban water supply Privatization Municipalization Spain The level of public and private involvement in economic activity in societies has changed over time. One may talk about the existence of a cyclical trend in which the most important periods of public governance are replaced by periods in which private management dominates the situation. This phenomenon may also be observed in local areas. Some authors have pointed out the existence of an alternation in the provision of municipal services, resulting in periods dominated by governance compared to other stages dominated by private management. In order to illustrate this cyclical trend at local level, this paper intends to analyze the evolution of the governance of the Spanish water supply since the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Recent evidence from the industry suggests the possibility that we may currently be witnessing a further change in the trend. 2013-11-20T14:04:19Z 2013-11-20T14:04:19Z 2009 info:eu-repo/semantics/report Ruiz Villaverde, A.; García Rubio, M.A.; González Gómez, F. The cyclycal trend of local public service governance: evidence from urban water management in Spain. Universidad de Granada, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (2009). (FEG-WP; 5/09). [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/29181] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/29181 eng FEG-WP;5/09 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Universidad de Granada. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales