| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 223 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Special issue of ... International journal of water resources development."--Half title page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Providing an objective assessment of what does and does not work, where, why and in which circumstances, this informative collection assesses the social, economic, equity and institutional implications of water pricing and public-private partnership. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Asit K. Biswas -- Water pricing : an outsider's perspective / Luis E. Garc©Ưa -- Water pricing reforms : issues and challenges of implementation / Luis Gabriel T. de Azevedo & Alexandre M. Baltar -- Water pricing in Spain / Antonio Embid-Irujo -- The functions, impacts and effectiveness of water pricing : evidence from the United States and Canada / Charles W. Howe -- Problems with private water concessions : a review of experiences and analysis of dynamics / Emanuele Lobina -- Key issues and experience in US water services privatization / Jeffrey W. Jacobs & Charles W. Howe -- Price setting for water use charges in Brazil / Raymundo Garrido -- Water charges : paying for the commons in Brazil / Benedito P.F. Braga, Clarice Strauss & Fatima Paiva -- Water reform across the state/society divide : the case of Cear©Ł, Brazil / Maria Carmen Lemos & Jo©Đo L©ðcio Farias de Oliveira -- Instutional framework for water tariffs in the Buenos Aires concession, Argentina / Lilian del Castillo Laborde -- Private-sector participation in the management of potable water in Mexico City, 1992-2002 / Boris Mara©ł©đn, in collaboration with the Third World Centre for water management -- Participation of the private sector in water and sanitation services : assessment of Guanajuato, Mexico / Ricardo Sandoval-Minero -- Concepts of the Chilean sanitation legislation : efficient charges and targeted subsidies / Damaris Orphan©đpoulos. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water resources development -- Economic aspects.
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Water resources development -- Economic aspects. |
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Water-supply -- Rates.
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Water-supply -- Rates. |
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Water-supply. |
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Privatization.
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Privatization. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Biswas, Asit K.
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Tortajada, Cecilia.
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| Added Title |
International journal of water resources development.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Water pricing and public-private partnership. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005 041537121X (DLC) 2005049592 (OCoLC)60414028 |
| ISBN |
0203086899 (electronic book) |
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9780203086896 (electronic book) |
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0203970241 |
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9780203970249 |
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