Privatization In State Agencies: A Focus on Clean Water

Public Works Management & Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-255

  Morris, Elizabeth D ^a   Travis, Rick L ^b  

^a US General Accounting Office   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CWSRF program; state agencies; state privatization; waste water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844264068     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: 15527549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X02251060     Document Type: Article

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