Failures in water reform: Lessons from the Buenos Aires's concession

Utilities Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 234-247

  Casarin, Ariel A ^a   Delfino, José A ^b   Delfino, María Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Privatization; Regulation; Sanitation services; Universal service

Indexed keywords

PRIVATIZATION; SANITATION; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34648837017     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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