Capture and corruption in public utilities: The cases of water and electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Utilities Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-216

  Auriol, Emmanuelle ^a   Blanc, Aymeric ^b  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b Evaluation and Capitalization Unit   (France)

Author keywords

Capture; Corruption; Electricity; Privatization; Sub Saharan Africa; Water

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; UTILITY SECTOR; WATER INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 63249097105     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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