Evaluating water institutions and water sector performance

World Bank Technical Paper

Volumn , Issue 447, 1999, Pages 1-93

  Saleth, R Maria ^a   Dinar, Ariel ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032759032     PISSN: 02537494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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