Efficiency in the Brazilian sanitation sector

Utilities Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-20

  Sabbioni, Guillermo ^a  

^a Econ One Research Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Economies of scale; Efficiency; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

PANEL DATA; SANITATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37649020598     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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