The New Public Management: The future for reforms in the African water supply and sanitation sector?

Utilities Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Schwartz, Klaas ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; New public management; Public sector reforms; Water utility

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; SANITATION; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 37749025484     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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