In this paper, we provide a very simple model to shed light on the issue of managed competition in mixed quasi-markets (i.e. regulated markets in which social and for-profit firms coexist). In doing this, we consider the literature on mixed oligopolies as a reasonable reference point and try to...

In its present formulation the Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of the well-being of nations considering two fixed reference values for each indicator, the so-called fixed goals of development, as normalization parameters. As is well known, the HDI is insensitive to the relative...

<i> Il problema dell'acqua: privatizzazione e sostenibilità </i> (di Flavio Delbono, Diego Lanzi) - ABSTRACT: The Water Problem is a worldwide crucial policy issue for local and national governments. As several international experiences have largely testified, water's strategic role in economic and...