Economic efficiency and irrigation water policy with an example from Egypt

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 543-560

  Wichelns, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; IRRIGATION; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION WATER POLICY;

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION; POLICY STRATEGY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER PLANNING;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033493435     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900629948754     Document Type: Article

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