Neither tragedy nor enclosure: Are there inherent human rights in water management in Zimbabwe’s communal lands?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 31-50

  Derman, Bill ^a   Hellum, Anne ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036944011     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714000430     Document Type: Article

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