Trust and communication: Mechanisms for increasing farmers' participation in water quality trading

Land Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 170-190

  Breetz, Hanna L ^a   Fisher Vanden, Karen ^b   Jacobs, Hannah ^c   Schary, Claire ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ICF Consulting   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TRADE; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 21444460008     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.81.2.170     Document Type: Article

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