Making regulatory mechanisms work: Lessons from cases of Private Sector Participation

Water Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-288

  Frade, T ^a   Sohail, M ^b  

^a Prolagos   (Brazil)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial; Information; Participation; Policy; Private sector; Regulation; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142063404     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2003.0016     Document Type: Article

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