Governance and Performance of a Mixed Public-Private Enterprise: An Assessment of a Company in the Estonian Water Sector |
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Authors: | Peeter Peda Daniela Argento Giuseppe Grossi |
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Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, 4 Narva Road, 51009, Tartu, Estonia 2. Research Center for Governance, Regulation, Internationalization and Performance, Section of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, Elmetorpsv?gen 15, 291 88, Kristianstad, Sweden
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Abstract: | Local governments are increasingly entering into partnerships with the private sector in the “externalization” of public service delivery. While the financial and non-financial interests of the partners involved may appear to be in opposition and potentially un-reconcilable, this is not always the case, especially where governance arrangements exist to align and balance the requirements of financial and non-financial performance. Such arrangements are analysed here with reference to Estonia’s largest water company with mixed public-private ownership. It has a business-like management that facilitates a combination of good non-financial performance (quality and affordability) and considerable financial performance (profitability). |
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