An Institutional Economics Perspective: The Impact of Water Provider Privatisation on Water Conservation in England and Australia

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1325-1340

  Barrett, Greg ^a   Wallace, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Institutional economics; Marketing; Privatisation; Regulation; Water

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DOMESTIC WATER; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ENGLAND; GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOUSEHOLD WATER; INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS; OVER WATER; PRIVATISATION; REGULATION; WATER COMPANIES; WATER UTILITY;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MARKETING; PRIVATIZATION; RETROFITTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER CONSERVATION;

WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION; INCENTIVE; MARKETING; PRIVATIZATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79952719998     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9747-0     Document Type: Article

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