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Historical waves in Hungarian water sector reform and implications for integration

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  • Szabó, Iván
  • Garcia Quesada, Monica

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•The Hungarian water utility regulatory reform.•Main aspects are: ownership of the assets, (regulatory) authorities, regulation.•Relationship between legal changes and the resulting integration.

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  • Szabó, Iván & Garcia Quesada, Monica, 2017. "Historical waves in Hungarian water sector reform and implications for integration," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 15-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:juipol:v:46:y:2017:i:c:p:15-21
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2017.02.005
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