Showing 1 - 10 of 760
Hintergrund einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft den Verbrauchern finanzielle Anreize bieten, Wasser zu sparen. Das innerhalb der …, um mehr Effizienz und Effektivität im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft zu erreichen. Die Kooperation erfolgt … dabei freiwillig zwischen den agierenden Einheiten in der Wasserwirtschaft und zwar unabhängig von deren Größe oder …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291672
participation as a remedy to inadequate water management and which acknowledges good governance as a crucial requirement for … variables in the context of natural resource management. To contribute to filling a gap in research this study aims at … through a case study of the Management Contract for Water and Wastewater Service in the Amman Governorate, Jordan. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011918475
Art. 9 der europäischen Wasserrahmenrichtlinie trägt den Mitgliedsstaaten auf, bis 2010 die nationalen Anforderungen an die Entgelte für Wasserdienstleistungen am Prinzip der Kosten-deckung einschließlich Umwelt- und Ressourcenkosten auszurichten, um effiziente Anreize für die Nutzung...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308226
The paper deals with the effects of local governments' interference with business affairs of publicly owned utilities. A partial model is presented to illustrate the consequences of "democratic control" for the public managers' effort and the efficiency of local public production. To check the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269922
The EU Water Framework Directive stipulates the principle of cost recovery, including environmental and resource costs, for European water services. Yet a definition of member states' precise obligations is highly controversial. This particularly holds true for the question whether the request...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011617723
The status of public services is one of the most hotly debated issues surrounding the GATS. There are two approaches to distinguish such services from any other services: an institutional approach that focuses on the legal and institutional conditions governing supply (e.g. ownership status,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326697
In many countries, especially poor countries, a heavy burden of taxes, bribes, and bureaucratic hassles drives many producers into the informal sector. Is this situation explicable only as a consequence of either the ignorance or the ineptitude of the state authorities? On the contrary this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318889
resulting from structural differences beyond the control of firms' management, but also from inefficiencies. In this article we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286287
such an institutional arrangement if the transition to community management is carried out smoothly. Often, however, the … chances of success of community management are vitiated because policy makers misunderstand and misapply three interlinked …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293264
The lack of adequate water supply and sanitation services is a major issue related to sustainable development in many parts of the developing world. This also holds for Mongolia. Current data suggests that Mongolia may not meet the Millennium Development Goal 7, target 7c to halve the proportion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307922