Institutionalizing Water Governance in England and Wales: Potential and Limitations

作者: Sam Wong

DOI: 10.1080/19390450903033533

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摘要: Abstract This paper evaluates the neo-institutional perspective in conceptualizing public– private partnership water provision England and Wales. It questions simplistic assumptions that effective governance lies getting institutions, incentives, authority right. Drawing upon Mary Douglas's social embeddedness of this demonstrates use is both individually-pursued socially-shaped. calls for a reorganization institutional arrangements to tackle power asymmetries between regulators, companies, public. suggests design regulatory structures needs cohere with cultural meaning water.

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