Efficiency analysis for water supply. international experiences and conclusions for Germany;Effizienzanalyse in der Wasserversorgung: Internationale Erfahrungen und Schlussfolgerungen für Deutschland

GWF, Wasser - Abwasser

Volumn 150, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Von Hirschhausen, Christian ^a   Walter, Matthias ^a   Zschille, Michael ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIES OF SCALE; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; GERMANY; INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES; MARKET STRUCTURES; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; WATER LOSS;

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BENCHMARKING; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 68049137087     PISSN: 00163651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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