Water sector reform in Italy and in the Netherlands: Ambitious change with an uncertain outcome versus consensus-seeking moderate change

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 790-809

  Argento, Daniela ^a   van Helden, G Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

implementation; Italy; public sector reform; the Netherlands; water services

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

ITALY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 78650442582     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852310381810     Document Type: Article

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