Efficiency and equity in natural resources pricing: A proposal for urban water distribution service

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-204

  García Valiñas, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optimal tariffs; Public sector pricing; Social welfare; Water demand and supply

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

OPTIMAL TARIFFS; PUBLIC SECTOR PRICING; SOCIAL WELFARE; WATER DEMAND AND SUPPLY;

COSTS;

EQUITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDALUCIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SEVILLA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 25444434361     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-005-3363-0     Document Type: Article

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