Technical efficiency drivers for the Italian water industry;L'efficienza tecnica delle aziende idriche Italiane: Un,analisi dei potenziali drivers

Economia delle Fonti di Energia e dell'Ambiente

Volumn , Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-103

  Caliman, Tiziana ^a   Nardi, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drivers; Technical efficiency; Water sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960764666     PISSN: 11251263     EISSN: 19724950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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