Governance and Performance of Water Utility Firms

In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded. It seems exclusively ideological and often it does not consider the business administration perspective, which certainly could make a contribution to the solution of d...

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Main Authors: Pozzoli, Stefano. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Landriani, Loris. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lepore, Luigi. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Romano, Rossella. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02645-9
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