Public banks, public water: exploring the links in Europe

Marois, Thomas; McDonald, David A.

Abstract

Public banks have played an important role in financing public water and sanitation services in Europe for over a century, but these activities have been largely ignored in the academic literature. This special issue is an initial corrective to this research gap, providing conceptual insights and empirical information on eight countries and regions in Europe, covering a wide range of public banks working with public water operators. This introductory article provides background rationale for the research, outlines our methodologies, frames the theoretical potentials of public banks in the water sector, highlights key findings and points to future possible research directions.

Citation

Marois, T., & McDonald, D. A. Public banks, public water: exploring the links in Europe. Water International, 47(5), 673-690. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2098629

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 11, 2022
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2022
• Journal: Water International
• Print ISSN: 0250-8060
• Electronic ISSN: 1941-1707
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 673-690
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2098629
• Keywords: Public banks, public water, methodology, theory, Europe
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02508060.2022.2098629