The story of the privatzation of Manila Water and Sewage System doesn't look like an exiting subject, more the kind of book you read when you are in the water business, because it will be full of data, and you "have to". The entire contrary, the book is read as a novel, with dramas, questions and uncertainties up to the end of the process. That would make every book interesting, but there is much more: by clearly explaining how the Philippine Government has step by step overcome the problems encountered during the privatization process, this book is, for any administration willing to privatize water services, a catalogue of what to do (or not). Eventually, the book is also very useful for managers of private companies involved in the business of water privatization, as it gives an unique insight of the thoughts of the Civil Servants who had driven the privatization of MWSS.