… For the purpose of this report, the “public” aspects of a water utility relate largely to the legal
… it is the public ownership and management aspects that drive the character of the utility and …

… is that the inefficiency of public water utilities depends not on the type … public sector reforms
(for example decentralization, autonomous regulation) on the efficiency of public water utilities…

… public ones. We turn next to the empirical literature and ask: (1) whether there is empirical
evidence that public water utilities … that has compared public and private utilities in America …

… public-private partnerships (PPPs) for urban water utilities in … of water PPPs to help improve
the provision of water and … in several countries, water PPP has largely passed the test of …

… Water supply is the most basic of the public service industries. No town can survive for long
without a supply of water … population for a constant supply of water can be fulfilled. The …

… the differences of ICT adoption by public water utilities. In subsequent sections we … water
utilities. By doing this, we aim to contribute to understanding innovation in public water utilities, …

… between efficiency under public and private … 50 water utilities in developing and transition
countries in the Asian and Pacific region. Instead of comparing public and private water utilities …

… potential investment for public water infrastructure. We believe that water utilities from
wealthier countries usually have more sufficient funding to advance their water supply technology …

… evidence that public water utilities perform worse than comparable private water utilities,
and … We examine the literature that has compared public and private utilities in America and …

… reform of New Public Management (NPM) reforms and the creation of public values in practice?
This issue is addressed in the light of the reforms of two public water utilities. Building on …