The interstate river compact as a water allocation mechanism: efficiency aspects

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1006-1015

  Bennett, Lynne Lewis ^a   Howe, Charles W ^b   Shope, James ^c  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c TKI Consulting

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Interstate river compact

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; RIVER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

RIPARIA;

EID: 0033668005     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00098     Document Type: Article

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