Public accountability and performance of two border water utilities

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-219

  Aguilar Benitez, Ismael ^a   Saphores, Jean Daniel ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Performance indicators; Public accountability; USA Mexico border; Water management; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950831074     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.032     Document Type: Article

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