Introducing Competition into the Piped Water Market A Theoretical Analysis of Common Carriage and Franchise Bidding /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Meister, Urs (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Wiesbaden : DUV, 2006.
• Θέματα: Business.; Management science.; Globalization.; Markets.; Business and Management.; Emerging Markets/Globalization.; Business and Management, general.

Water scarcity is not exclusively a concern of the poor. Developed countries are increasingly facing problems related to higher per capita consumption and pollution so that enhancing the efficiency of the water supply ranks among the main global challenges of the future. The necessary improvements a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Demand and Supply — a Brief Overview
• Introducing Product-Market Competition in the Water Industry
• Do Welfare Maximising Water Utilities Maximise Welfare under Common Carriage?
• Enhancing efficiency of Water Supply — Product Market Competition versus Trade
• Franchise Bidding in the Water Industry — Auction Schemes and Investment Incentives
• Summary and Conclusions.