Efficiency and equity in groundwater markets: The case of Madhya Pradesh, India

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 801-819

  Kajisa, Kei ^a,c   Sskurai, Takeshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

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EID: 28744447289     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X05002536     Document Type: Article

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