Economies of scale and firm size optimum in rural water supply

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Sauer, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GROUNDWATER; RURAL AREAS; SPECIFICATIONS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COST STRUCTURE; MICROECONOMIC THEORY; RURAL WATER SUPPLY;

WATER SUPPLY;

POLICY ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 29944438710     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004127     Document Type: Article

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