Experience with private sector participation in Grenoble, France, and lessons on strengthening public water operations

Utilities Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-109

  Lobina, Emanuele ^a   Hall, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability networks; Private sector participation; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; INVESTMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GRENOBLE; ISERE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249719060     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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