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Methodology Estimating the Efficiency of the Services in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector under Concessioning in the Republic of Bulgaria

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  • Todor Raychev

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The present article submits a methodology for estimation of the service efficiency in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector under concessioning in Bulgaria as per the statistic regions in country. The methodology represents a part of entire research in a scientific project, pursuant to Decree No.9 of the Ministry of Education and Science dated 08.08.2013, with No.NPI-130/2014 on subject: The concession as a factor for the development of the Water supply and Sanitation sector in the Republic of Bulgaria. The methodology was created as a result of an analysis by the author of the dynamics of the development of the WSS operators in the country during the period 2003-2015. The main thesis of the author is that the solution of the long-term problems in the Water supply and Sanitation sector as well as the improvement of the efficiency of the WSS operators can be achieved by attracting private initiative and private investments in the water sector.

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  • Todor Raychev, 2017. "Methodology Estimating the Efficiency of the Services in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector under Concessioning in the Republic of Bulgaria," Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, Union of Scientists - Varna, Economic Sciences Section, issue 1, pages 86-93, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:vra:journl:y:2017:i:1:p:86-93
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    1. Gopalan, Sasidaran & Rajan, Ramkishen S., 2016. "Has Foreign Aid Been Effective in the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector? Evidence from Panel Data," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 84-104.
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    water sector; water and sanitation concession;

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