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The Impact of Institutional Frameworks on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: The case of the management contract for water and wastewater services in the...
Steiner, Sylvia M. - 2008
This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...
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Sind die Preise für Wasserdienstleistungen der Ver- und Entsorgung in Deutschland wirklich kostendeckend?
Gawel, Erik - 2012
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...
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Private Sector Participation in Water and Sanitation for Developing Countries
Rudolph, Karl-Ulrich; Harbach, Michael - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 2, pp. 33-39
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OECD domestic support in and developing countries
Dimaranan, Betina; Hertel, Thomas; Keeney, Roman - 2003
An AGE model with detailed farm supply and substitution relationships is used to analyze impacts of OECD domestic support reform on developing economy welfare. Stylized simulations indicate reforms best suited for reducing trade distortions with least impact on farm incomes. Comprehensive...
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Varieties of capitalism, governance and government spending: A cross-section analysis
Ahrens, Joachim; Schweickert, Rainer; Zenker, Juliane - 2011
We argue that the literature on government size suffers from neglecting the role of governance both as a driving and a limiting factor for government spending. Cross-country evidence for a sample of 126 developed and developing countries averaging data for the period 2003-07 reveals that better...
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Struktur und Entwicklungsperspektiven der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft
Wackerbauer, Johann - In: ifo Schnelldienst 60 (2007) 01, pp. 14-25
deutschen Wasserwirtschaft zu entwickeln. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde das ifo Institut vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und …, um geeignete Strategien für die Zukunft ableiten zu können. Die Wasserversorgung ist in Deutschland im Gegensatz zu … kleinteilig und dezentral organisiert. Die Entwicklungshemmnisse der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft auf den internationalen Märkten …
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Access of the poor to water supply and sanitation in India: Salient concepts, issues and cases
Jha, Nitish - 2010
Access to safe water is necessary for lives and livelihoods. In India, a mid-term assessment reveals that the country has already met its MDG (Millennium Development Goal) in terms of expanding access to water infrastructure although in the parallel subsector of sanitation progress is falling...
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Urban water supply and sanitation in Mongolia: A description of the political, legal, and institutional framework
Sigel, Katja - 2012
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...
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Start-up promotion instruments in OECD countries and their application in developing countries
Müller, Bettina; Rammer, Christian - 2012
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Privatization Revisited: Lessons from Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries
Gunatilake, Herath; Carangal-San Jose, Mary Jane F. - 2008
This paper examines the links between ownership, innovation, and exports in electronics firms in three late-industrializing developing countries (People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Philippines), drawing on recent developments in applied international trade and innovation and learning....
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