Water scarcity, property regimes and irrigation management in Sonjo, Tanzania

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 86-116

  Potkanski, Tomasz ^a,b   Adams, William M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

TANZANIA, SONJO;

EID: 0031855055     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220389808422530     Document Type: Article

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