Comparing private and public performance of Portuguese water services

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-42

  Marques, Rui Cunha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Performance; Private and public ownership; Privatisation; Productivity; Quality of service; Water services

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949121606     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2007.033     Document Type: Article

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