Policy principles and implementation guidelines for private sector participation in the water sector - A step towards better results

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Rothenberger, Dieter ^a   Frei, Urban ^b   Brugger, Fritz ^c  

^a Switzerland   (Switzerland)

^b ecos   (Switzerland)

^c Brugger and Partners   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Millennium development goals; Participatory project principles; Private sector participation; Risk reduction; Sector reform; Transaction costs; Trust building; Water governance

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ACTION-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS; PARTNERSHIPS; PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION (PSP); WATER SECTORS;

WATER RESOURCES;

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; WATER INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; COST; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK; SANITATION; TRUST; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 21244505792     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0226     Document Type: Article

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