Refuting the paradigm of water services privatisation

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 142-155

  Hukka, Jarmo J ^a   Katko, Tapio S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRI TINA   (Serbia)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Developing and transition economics; Natural monopoly; Privatisation; Public sector reforms; Public private partnerships; Sustainable water and sewerage services

Indexed keywords

PRIVATIZATION; WATER;

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS;

WATER RESOURCES;

PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; STAKEHOLDER; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0038529693     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-8947.00049     Document Type: Article

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