Private management and public finance in the Italian water industry: A marriage of convenience?

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Massarutto, Antonio ^a,b   Paccagnan, Vania ^b,c   Linares, Elisabetta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRECIATION; ECONOMICS; METAL RECOVERY; WATER SUPPLY;

CAPITAL-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES; COST OF CAPITALS; COST RECOVERIES; ECONOMIC LIVES; ECONOMIC RISKS; FINANCIAL SCHEMES; FINANCING MODELS; PRICE INCREASE; PRIVATE SECTORS; PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTICIPATIONS; PUBLIC BUDGETS; PUBLIC FINANCES; RISK ALLOCATIONS; RISK PROFILES; SERVICE OPERATIONS; WATER INDUSTRIES;

COSTS;

CAPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY;

EID: 59649094560     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006443     Document Type: Article

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