Applying the Miceli model to explain cooperation in municipal solid waste management

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-226

  Tiller, Kelly J ^a   Jakus, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Municipal solid waste; Regional cooperation; Regionalization; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844472584     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1068280500008376     Document Type: Article

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