A short institutional and regulatory history of the Australian urban water sector

Utilities Policy

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-19

  Byrnes, Joel ^a  

^a AECOM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian; Institutional structure; Regulatory reform; Urban water

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REFORM PROCESS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES]; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84873090068     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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