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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 863-877 |
Journal | Environmental Management |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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- participation
- efficiency
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Public-private partnerships in China's urban water sector. / Zhong, L.; Mol, A.P.J.; Fu, T.
In: Environmental Management, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2008, p. 863-877.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Public-private partnerships in China's urban water sector
AU - Zhong, L.
AU - Mol, A.P.J.
AU - Fu, T.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - During the past decades, the traditional state monopoly in urban water management has been debated heavily, resulting in different forms and degrees of private sector involvement across the globe. Since the 1990s, China has also started experiments with new modes of urban water service management and governance in which the private sector is involved. It is premature to conclude whether the various forms of private sector involvement will successfully overcome the major problems (capital shortage, inefficient operation, and service quality) in China¿s water sector. But at the same time, private sector involvement in water provisioning and waste water treatments seems to have become mainstream in transitional China.
AB - During the past decades, the traditional state monopoly in urban water management has been debated heavily, resulting in different forms and degrees of private sector involvement across the globe. Since the 1990s, China has also started experiments with new modes of urban water service management and governance in which the private sector is involved. It is premature to conclude whether the various forms of private sector involvement will successfully overcome the major problems (capital shortage, inefficient operation, and service quality) in China¿s water sector. But at the same time, private sector involvement in water provisioning and waste water treatments seems to have become mainstream in transitional China.
KW - participation
KW - efficiency
U2 - 10.1007/s00267-008-9070-1
DO - 10.1007/s00267-008-9070-1
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 863
EP - 877
JO - Environmental Management
JF - Environmental Management
SN - 0364-152X
IS - 6
ER -