Efficiency and regulation in the sanitation sector in Brazil

Utilities Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Seroa da Motta, Ronaldo ^a   Moreira, Ajax ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA ECONÔMICA APLICADA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil's sanitation sector; Economic regulation; Productivity performance; Rent dissipation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PRODUCTIVITY; SANITATION; SERVICE SECTOR;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746738889     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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