Privatization of municipal services: Sustainability issues of production and provision

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-148

  Jones, Sharon A ^a   Houghtalen, Robert J ^b   Jones, Douglas T ^c   Niblick, Briana ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NJ TRANSIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Insfractures; Municipal engineering; Privatization; Public works; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FINANCE; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; URBAN PLANNING;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; MUNICIPAL SERVICES; PUBLIC RESOURCES;

PRIVATIZATION;

INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIVATIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 10844249485     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0342(2004)10:4(139)     Document Type: Article

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