Here is another extract from the UNDP text, ”Privatising Basic Utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: The MDG Impact“ (Bayliss & McKinley, 2003). For each gap choose the most suitable linking word/phrase to go in the spaces. Please note: the answers are case-sensitive. The country case studies in the publication “Privatisation and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa” confirm that_______________ years of trying to privatise utilities, the state remains, by far, the dominant provider of water and electricity. Even in countries where there has been some private sector participation, a strong state has still been needed to monitor and regulate private firms.