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The corporate muddle of Manila's water concessions

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Publication Date:
Mar 01, 2003
Sector:
Water and Sanitation
Topic:
PPP Reference Guide
Region:
East Asia and Pacific (EAP)
Language:
English
Nature:
Report
Country:
Philippines
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The Corporate Muddle of Manila's Water Concessions:
How the world's biggest and most successful privatisation turned into a failure

 

A study commissioned by WaterAid. 

Esguerra, Jude. 2003. The Corporate Muddle of Manila’s Water Concessions. London and Teddington, England: WaterAid and Tearfund. [#4393]

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