Trading water: The human factor

Review of European Community and International Environmental Law

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-26

  Razzaque, Jona ^a  

^a FIELD ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HUMAN RIGHTS; PRIVATIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 2442506947     PISSN: 09628797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9388.2004.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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