An empirical analysis of state and private-sector provision of water services in Africa

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-163

  Kirkpatrick, Colin ^a   Parker, David ^b   Zhang, Yin Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRIVATIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER INDUSTRY;

AFRICA;

EID: 33646861714     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhj001     Document Type: Article

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