Definitions
- Independent Water and Power Producers:
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Private companies that enter into a joint venture with the government
- Single Buyer Model:
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The designation by the government of a single entity as the buyer of water and energy produced
- Utilities Sector:
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Government sector responsible for providing basic utilities such as water and energy
- Water-Energy Nexus:
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The simultaneous generation of water and energy in a single proximal space
Introduction
Privatization as an instrument of economic policy was one of the economic reforms adopted by many countries in the past decades and is considered today as a significant economic and political strategy shaping the global economic landscape (Guriev and Megginson 2005). With the increasing momentum of privatization worldwide, countries in the Arab world are no longer faced with the choice of whether to privatize or not. The more important challenge is how these countries...
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Al Ameri, H., Al Ameri, B. (2018). Privatization of the Utilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3538-1
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