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100 1 _aPozzoli, Stefano.
_eauthor.
_9448695
245 1 0 _aGovernance and Performance of Water Utility Firms
_helectronic resource
_cby Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano.
260 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aV, 53 p. 10 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
_x2194-7244
520 _aIn 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 different problems. Politicians and researchers, for example, show very little interest for the economic and financial performance of water utility firms, focusing almost exclusively on the different ways for providing the services or on the ownership structure. This work analyzes the variables characterizing the outsourcing process in the water sector. It also explores the connection of such variables with the performance of companies and local government authorities involved in the delivery process. Subsequently, the work explains the results of an exploratory analysis of different cases in the international context, making also a comparison about the performance. Lastly, the work verifies the existence of some best practices and evaluates the adaptability of these best practices in the Italian context.
650 0 _aEconomics.
_9135154
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
_9247365
650 2 4 _aBusiness/Management Science, general.
_9247366
650 2 4 _aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
_9567363
650 2 4 _aOrganizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
_9414927
650 2 4 _apublic administration.
_9284801
700 1 _aLandriani, Loris.
_eauthor.
_9447041
700 1 _aLepore, Luigi.
_eauthor.
_9448696
700 1 _aRomano, Rossella.
_eauthor.
_9448697
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
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773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02645-9
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