A duration model for the estimation of the contracting out of urban water management in Southern Spain

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 886-906

  González Gómez, Francisco ^a   Guardiola, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contracting out; Duration analysis; Local government; Public services; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTSOURCING; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67649496363     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408329274     Document Type: Article

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