Dieses Papier konzentriert sich besonders auf die vertikale Integration zwischen der Wassereinlassreinigung und den Stufen der Wasserverteilung. Um die Wirtschaftssysteme der vertikalen Integration nachzuforschen, schätzte ich die translog Kostenfunktion in der japanischen...

The function of communal water supply utilities is to provide consumers with high quality drinking water in sufficient quantities. On the other hand communal wastewater disposal utilities have to dispose the wastewater. In addition to this water prices and wastewater charges shall also give...

Latin America loses about nine trillion cubic meters of water each year, or some 30 percent of the water collected and treated for public consumption. While it is impossible for water systems to deliver 100 percent of their water to the household tap, Latin America could cut those losses by more...