Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001.
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| author | Lee, Priscilla P. (Priscilla Pui Si), 1978- |
| author2 | John B. Miller. |
| author_facet | John B. Miller. Lee, Priscilla P. (Priscilla Pui Si), 1978- |
| author_sort | Lee, Priscilla P. (Priscilla Pui Si), 1978- |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/175132019-04-11T11:42:09Z Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies Lee, Priscilla P. (Priscilla Pui Si), 1978- John B. Miller. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001. "June 2001." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-64). Recently, there has been a growing trend towards public-private partnerships and privatization in the water supply industry. However, the benefits of public-private partnerships and privatization are not clear. In order to better understand the consequences of the shift towards the private sector, one must recognize the different approaches used by each sector. This study compares the financial and management strategies of the public and private water utilities. The various strategies are presented through six case studies of public and private water utilities in the United States. Each study focuses on the capital investment program, financing sources, and management practices of each utility. A financial analysis of each utility is performed to support the case study. Eight financial ratios are used to evaluate the utilities' financial leverage, efficiency and liquidity. Finally, some general conclusions about the different approaches used by each sector are discussed. by Priscilla P. Lee. M.Eng. 2005-06-02T15:32:22Z 2005-06-02T15:32:22Z 2001 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17513 49503685 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 64 leaves 2858391 bytes 2858196 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Lee, Priscilla P. (Priscilla Pui Si), 1978- Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title | Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title_full | Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title_short | Comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| title_sort | comparison of public and private water utility financial and management strategies |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/17513 |
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