Value of water: Political ecology and water reform in Southern Africa

Human Organization

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-288

  Derman, Bill ^a   Ferguson, Anne ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Political ecology; Southern Africa; Water reform; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; NEOLIBERALISM; REFORM PROCESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0242710636     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.62.3.4um4hl7m2mtjagc0     Document Type: Article

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