Getting the fundamentals wrong: Woes of public-private partnerships in solid waste collection in three Ghanaian cities

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-224

  Awortwi, Nicholas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACCRA; AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; KUMASI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TEMA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4043148457     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.301     Document Type: Article

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