Sources of successful cost recovery for water: Evidence from a national survey of South African municipalities

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 699-717

  Alence, Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; SERVICE PROVISION; URBAN AREA; WATER ECONOMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036958968     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768835022000019310     Document Type: Article

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