Water scholars and practitioners generally agree that improving water governance is the key
to addressing water insecurity in developing countries. We review the literature on water …

We examine the cost inefficiencies in the Tunisian water industry by controlling the
heterogeneity bias. Two different cost-stochastic frontier models are tested to determine how …

The fundamental lesson that emerges from this survey of regulating state-owned and
municipal water utilities in developing countries is that sector regulation has to be …

Developing a sustainable water infrastructure entails the planning and management of
water systems to ensure the availability, access, quality, and affordability of water resources …

On a worldwide basis, due to significant market failures in the water sector, there is a
requirement to promote regulation. To attain balance in water sector's performance, bearing …

Evaluating the quality of service (QS) provided by water companies is essential to
benchmark and regulate them. Composite indicators (CIs) are a useful tool for this as they …

Nearly one-quarter of the world's population lacks effective access to safe drinking water
(SDW). The discovery and implementation of affordable and workable measures to supply …

In PPP projects, insufficient risk management may lead to the breakdown of partnerships
and even project failures. Among them, the government credit risk is regarded as …

The provision of water services is frequently a responsibility of local governments. Although
municipalities remain accountable to the population for the availability, affordability, and …

En México se ha llevado a cabo un proceso de descentralización de los servicios de agua
potable, mismo que se considera llegó a su consolidación una vez que se estabilizó la …