Optimal Size for Utilities? Returns to Scale in Water: Evidence from Benchmarking
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Health Economics and Finance Urban Development - Urban Services to the Poor Water Supply and Sanitation - Town Water Supply and Sanitation Economic Theory and Research Environmental Economics and Policies Health; Nutrition and Population Macroeconomics and Economic Growth Environment;Statistics
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