Decentralization of the Water Industry in the Context of Economies in Transition: On the Example of the Czech Republic From 1992-1998

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Decentralization of the Water Industry in the Context of Economies in Transition: On the Example of the Czech Republic From 1992-1998

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The water industry is one of the pillars of the so-called network branches and is one of the key segments of the economy. The distribution of drinking water and conducting away of sewage water via public piping is nowadays considered to be a matter-of-course service without which we could hardly imagine our day-to-day lives to exist. That is why providing this crucial infrastructure is one of the fundamental duties of the public sector. However, in the context of this infrastructure, many market failures and high costs for the government when rectifying potential damages are often pointed out (Klien, 2015; Cave, Wright, 2010). There are different opinions as well, based on the fact that even the water industry is a classic area of the so-called mixed economy, in which private and public interests clash (Mejstřík, 2004). Experiences from other network branches, such as railway transportation or energy industry, also show that the participation of the private sector provides many benefits in the form of higher efficiency and level of provided services (Klien, Salvetti, 2018; Cavalho, Marques, Berg, 2012; Amos, 2004). The Czech Republic at the end of the 1990s took this route since it allowed the private sector to enter the water industry and the transfer of water infrastructure into private hands (Hlaváč, 2006). This was however preceded by a rather complicated transformation process in the 1990s which directed the entire branch towards its current highly fragmented form. The analysis of this fragmentation process is the core of this text.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Decentralization of the Water Industry in the Context of Economies in Transition: On the Example of the Czech Republic From 1992-1998

Popis výsledku anglicky

The water industry is one of the pillars of the so-called network branches and is one of the key segments of the economy. The distribution of drinking water and conducting away of sewage water via public piping is nowadays considered to be a matter-of-course service without which we could hardly imagine our day-to-day lives to exist. That is why providing this crucial infrastructure is one of the fundamental duties of the public sector. However, in the context of this infrastructure, many market failures and high costs for the government when rectifying potential damages are often pointed out (Klien, 2015; Cave, Wright, 2010). There are different opinions as well, based on the fact that even the water industry is a classic area of the so-called mixed economy, in which private and public interests clash (Mejstřík, 2004). Experiences from other network branches, such as railway transportation or energy industry, also show that the participation of the private sector provides many benefits in the form of higher efficiency and level of provided services (Klien, Salvetti, 2018; Cavalho, Marques, Berg, 2012; Amos, 2004). The Czech Republic at the end of the 1990s took this route since it allowed the private sector to enter the water industry and the transfer of water infrastructure into private hands (Hlaváč, 2006). This was however preceded by a rather complicated transformation process in the 1990s which directed the entire branch towards its current highly fragmented form. The analysis of this fragmentation process is the core of this text.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF17_048%2F0007435" target="_blank" >EF17_048/0007435: Smart City - Smart Region - Smart Community</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Handbook of research on creating sustainable value in the global economy

ISBN

978-1-79981-196-1

Počet stran výsledku

17

Strana od-do

366-382

Počet stran knihy

562

Název nakladatele

IGI Global

Místo vydání

Hershey

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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