Tapping the Market The Challenge of Institutional Reform in the Urban Water Sector
This book examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The growing public private partnership for urban water supply is analyzed, focussing on the concession co...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2003, 2003
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| Series: | The Role of Government in Adjusting Economies
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case studies of state-owned water companies in Ghana, India, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The growing public private partnership for urban water supply is analyzed, focussing on the concession contract model. The implications for meeting the water needs of the urban poor, for the regulatory role of the state and for state capacity building are also discussed |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 210 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781403990129 |