Distributing water or rents? Examples from a public irrigation system in Pakistan

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-139

  Rinaudo, Jean Daniel ^a   Strosser, Pierre ^b   Thoyer, Sophie ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034121987     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2000.9669885     Document Type: Article

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