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Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity

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  • Nataliya Pushak

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  • Katharina Gassner & Alexander Popov & Nataliya Pushak, 2008. "Does the Private Sector Deliver on its Promises? Evidence from a Global Study in Water and Electricity," World Bank Publications - Reports 10611, The World Bank Group.
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    1. Gassner, Katharina & Pushak, Nataliya, 2014. "30 years of British utility regulation: Developing country experience and outlook," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 44-51.

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