Private sector management and financing of airports has continued to expand in developing countries. Long-term concessions for airports are the predominant model today, with governments often taking a minority shareholding in the venture. Careful attention to policy design, regulatory issues,...

This thesis consists of three essays examining the relationship between institutions andeconomic development.Essay one focuses on private participation in infrastructure. Over the past decade privateinvolvement in the provision of infrastructure services has grown increasingly commonin a large...

Following de-regulation there has been considerable innovation in the airline market but aviation infrastructure services have adapted more slowly. Commercial approaches to infrastructure service provision can work effectively and there is scope for further application. State provision remains...

This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School

To many, reducing water losses is seen as key to more sustainable water management. The arguments to reduce water losses are compelling, but reducing water losses has turned out to be challenging. This paper applies a panel data analysis with fixed effects to determine the major drivers of...