scholarly journals Revisiting the Comparison of Public and Private Water Service Provision: An Empirical Study in Portugal

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1477
Author(s):  
Rui Cunha Marques ◽  
Pedro Simões
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Essential Service

The controversy between the performance of public and private ownership of water and wastewater services is common worldwide. In most cases, this discussion is biased due to ideological issues or insufficiency or inconsistency of information. This study aims to compare the performance of private water utilities with that of public water utilities, using rich, robust, and audited information from Portuguese operators. The benchmarking exercise focuses on three distinct areas, namely, the efficiency and effectiveness of the investments made, the quality of service provided, and the tariffs and prices implemented. From the analysis performed, it is concluded that, on average, the performance of private water utilities exceeds that of public water utilities, and prejudice in most cases is unjustified regarding private ownership. Anyway, water, as an essential service, should always be provided, regardless of utility ownership.

Differential quality-of-service provision in mobile networks

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jui Chi Shen ◽  
Dong Her Shih ◽  
Han Chuan Wei ◽  
Chiao Chu Li
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Service Provision

Quality of Service Provision Within IEEE 802.11 CSMA/CA Protocol

2020 ◽  
pp. 313-319
Author(s):  
Kamil Samara ◽  
Hossein Hosseini ◽  
Zaid Altahat ◽  
Joseph Stewart ◽  
David Ehley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Ieee 802.11 ◽  
Service Provision

The quality of service: An overall performance assessment for water utilities

Omega ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.S. Pinto ◽  
A.S. Costa ◽  
J.R. Figueira ◽  
R.C. Marques
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Overall Performance

scholarly journals Staff‐Prisoner Relationships, Staff Professionalism, and the Use of Authority in Public‐ and Private‐Sector Prisons

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (02) ◽  
pp. 309-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Crewe ◽  
Alison Liebling ◽  
Susie Hulley
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Prison ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Specific Impact

Prison privatization has generally been associated with developments in neoliberal punishment. However, relatively little is known about the specific impact of privatization on the daily life of prisoners, including areas that are particularly salient not just to debates about neoliberal penality, but the wider reconfiguration of public service provision and frontline work. Drawing on a study of values, practices, and quality of life in five private‐sector and two public‐sector prisons in England and Wales, this article seeks to compare and explain three key domains of prison culture and quality: relationships between frontline staff and prisoners, levels of staff professionalism (or jailcraft), and prisoners' experience of state authority. The study identifies some of the characteristic strengths and weaknesses of the public and private prison sectors, particularly in relation to staff professionalism and its impact on the prisoner experience. These findings have relevance beyond the sphere of prisons and punishment.

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