Financially sustainable investments in developing countries water sectors: What conditions could promote private sector involvement?

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-142

  Tecco, Nadia ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Investments; Public private partnership; Water

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL MARKET; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 45849139686     PISSN: 15679764     EISSN: 15731553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10784-008-9066-6     Document Type: Article

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