| Tapping the Market: The Challenge of Institutional Reform in the Urban Water Sector 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Nickson, A. (Author), Franceys, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333736206 ISBN-13: 9780333736203 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 363.610 |
| LCCN: 2003048062 |
| Series: Role of Government in Adjusting Economies |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.42" W x 9.02" (0.86 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |