Economies of density, scale and scope in the water supply and sewerage sector: A study of four developing and transition economies

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-163

  Nauges, Céline ^a   Van Den Berg, Caroline ^b  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Economies of scale; Sewerage; Transition economies; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249176466     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-008-9063-2     Document Type: Article

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