Water institutional reforms in South Africa

Water Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 107-123

  Backeberg, Gerhard R ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural sector; Institutional reform; Irrigation sector; Political economy; South Africa; Transaction cost; Water institutions; Water sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844378498     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2005.0007     Document Type: Review

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