Can regulation improve the performance of government-controlled water utilities?

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 23-40

  Ehrhardt, David ^a   Janson, Nils ^a  

^a Castalia Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Government control; Regulation; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950274997     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.112     Document Type: Article

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