Privatization of water in the UK and France - What can we learn?

Utilities Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-50

  Dore, Mohammed H I ^a   Kushner, Joseph ^a   Zumer, Klemen ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Optimal taxation and private public production; UK and France; Water privatization

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRIVATIZATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1242343991     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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