Most countries have opted for public sector management of the water supply service for
residential uses. In countries where regulations permit the participation of private …

Abstract Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are mostly presented as a means to introduce
efficient procurement methods and better value for money to taxpayers. However, the …

Evidence regarding the drivers and the effects of remunicipalization remains in short supply.
In this paper we exploit existing analyses of earlier historical phases of the …

The controversy between the performance of public and private ownership of water and
wastewater services is common worldwide. In most cases, this discussion is biased due to …

The price of district heating in Sweden is unregulated and differs substantially among
different networks. This paper investigates if the price variation can partly be explained by …

The article examines the state of literature on remunicipalisation of water services in Europe
starting from three basic questions: how this phenomenon is framed, what evidence is …

The efficiency of Mexican water utilities was studied by applying double bootstrap data
envelopment analysis (DEA). Efficiency scores were calculated and regressed against a set …

Since the early 2000s, the terms 're-municipalization'and 'reverse privatization'entered the
lexicon as several examples emerged of governments taking ownership of assets and …

Public-private partnership (PPPs) arrangements are increasingly adopted to develop
infrastructure and provide public services (Hodge and Greve, 2007). Whatever the nature of …

Water resources are a fundamental natural and strategic economic resource and are closely
related to high-quality economic and societal development. This paper uses the pilot …