The Scottish water industry would be better in private hands, according to a new report, Reviving The Scottish Water Industry, which also claims that "any industry must be open to competition to serve its customers well." The report, by Professor Colin Robinson, takes a harsh look at the present scheme of ownership, organization and regulation of the industry and concludes that it "shows virtually no sign of any application of economic principles nor does it recognize the insights that have already been gained from utility privatisation and regulation schemes" It adds: "Only political expediency and bureaucratic convenience... can explain the original scheme and its modifications so far.
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机译：一份新的报告称，苏格兰的水产业将更好地掌握在私人手中。《复兴的苏格兰水产业》还声称：“任何行业都必须开放竞争，以便为客户提供良好的服务。” Colin Robinson教授撰写的这份报告对当前的所有权，组织和监管计划进行了粗略的考察，并得出结论认为，该报告“几乎没有显示出任何应用经济原理的迹象，也没有认识到已经有的见解。它补充说：“迄今为止，只有政治上的便利和官僚的便利……才能解释原始的计划及其修改。
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