Pricing and contracting-out in Spanish urbanwater sector: theoretical foundations and evidence

Water is a merit good that has important implications in economic, social and environmentaldimensions (OECD, 2003). Moreover, urban water supply is considereda service of general interest in the European Union (EU, 2001). As a consequence,local water services management has become a key issue during...

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Autores principales: García Valiñas, María A., González Gómez, Francisco, Melissas, Nicolás, Suarez Pandiello, Javier
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Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/35165
http://www.depeco.econo.unlp.edu.ar/financlocal/10-Garcia-Gonzales-Melissas-Suarez.pdf
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Sumario:Water is a merit good that has important implications in economic, social and environmentaldimensions (OECD, 2003). Moreover, urban water supply is considereda service of general interest in the European Union (EU, 2001). As a consequence,local water services management has become a key issue during the last decades. Additionally, it has been observed an increasing of private operators into the watersector. Thus, public-private partnerships (PPP) have emerged as a usual way ofcollaboration in the management of local water services (World Bank, 2006).