Principles for the allocation of scarce water

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Freebairn, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042848827     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.00280     Document Type: Article

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