Remunicipalization of Local Public Services: Policy Drivers and Changing Prices
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Keywords
Local public services; Prices; Remunicipalization; Urban water. JEL classification: D49; G18; L33; L95.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D49 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Other
- G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
- L33 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprise and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-REG-2024-01-08 (Regulation)
- NEP-URE-2024-01-08 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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