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100 1 _aPozzoli, Stefano.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aGovernance and Performance of Water Utility Firms
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Stefano Pozzoli, Loris Landriani, Luigi Lepore, Rossella Romano.
264 1 _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
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347 _atext file
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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.
650 1 4 _aEconomics/Management Science.
650 2 4 _aBusiness/Management Science, general.
650 2 4 _aWater Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
650 2 4 _aOrganizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
650 2 4 _aPublic Administration.
700 1 _aLandriani, Loris.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aLepore, Luigi.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aRomano, Rossella.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783319026442
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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