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posted on 2012-02-27, 13:54 authored by M. Sohail (Khan), Sue Cavill
The public sector—government—has not always been successful in providing adequate services, especially in poorer, more remote areas. Since the 1990s, the private sector has been used to deliver financing opportunities and improve services in conjunction with the public sector through public–private partnerships. Water and sanitation has been one sector addressed globally through different types of these contractual agreements.

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  • Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

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  • Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)

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SOHAIL, M. and CAVILL, S., 2010. Public-private partnerships. IN: Laszlo, C. ... et al., Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability 2/10 : The Business of Sustainability. Massachusetts, USA: Berkshire Publishing, pp. 392 - 395.

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© Berkshire Publishing Group LLC

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

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2010

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This book chapter was published in the book, Berkshire encyclopedia of sustainability: Volume 2 The business of sustainability [© Berkshire Publishing Group LLC]. The publisher's website is at: http://www.berkshirepublishing.com/

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9781933782133

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  • en

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